hurdling

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Hurdling champion Dawn Harper-Nelson also joins the show to discuss how her life has changed now that the Olympics have been postponed.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2020

Hurdling over a candle without extinguishing it was an early-19th-century game, and Mr. O’Brien, who has just turned 74, has lighted and left plenty of flames whose heat we still feel.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2013

Judo Greco-Roman wrestling Artistic gymnastics Hurdling Three cities from one country have made it into the top five of The Economist Intelligence Unit's annual "liveability" rankings.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2012

Hurdling those hydrants told me I was athletic," he says, "but I was more interested in finding bugs and grasshoppers.

From The Guardian • Aug. 22, 2011

Hurdling the back of the berth he descended upon the startled McCarthy, who seemed dazed and bewildered by the outburst and the pattering applause that it started.

From Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant by Fullerton, Hugh S.