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a sports contest for men that consists of 10 different events
the Olympic decathlon
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This excludes world-best decathlon performances and field events (hammer throw, shot put), which do not use a runway or the track.
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
The other athlete, Tom Papas, had been named to three teams but only completed one full decathlon.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
Marra wanted the Paris organizers to highlight the decathlon and heptathlon.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 27 July 2024
Rafer took up the decathlon thereafter and proceeded to win state championships in both his junior and senior years.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
The other athlete, Tom Papas, had been named to three teams but only completed one full decathlon.
—Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
Marra wanted the Paris organizers to highlight the decathlon and heptathlon.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 27 July 2024
Rafer took up the decathlon thereafter and proceeded to win state championships in both his junior and senior years.
—Tim Genske, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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The Tuesday, January 7 episode of Wheel was a special one as current host Ryan Seacrest paused the game portion of the show to give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at the various folks who work on the program.Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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Residents will also have the chance to win tickets to men’s and women’s basketball games via social media, TV and radio promotions.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
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The game is a six-legged pentathlon that takes place on a rainbow track.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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Each group tied their legs together and participated in a six-legged pentathlon.Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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Anna Hall celebrates after finishing her last event of the Olympic Trials heptathlon.Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 27 July 2024
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Since falling short of qualifying for the U.S. team in the heptathlon after a fall in the Olympic Trials before the 2020 games, Anna Hall has received regular encouraging calls from Joyner-Kersee while preparing for the 2024 Games.Melissa Lockard, The Athletic, 18 July 2024
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Butler, who is in the middle of his sixth season with the franchise, helped lead the Heat to three Eastern Conference finals appearances and two NBA Finals appearances since joining the team during the 2019 offseason.Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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Will the return on this deal be one conference finals trip?John Hollinger, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Who's winning the AI race Competition in AI is less a single race than a triathlon: There's a face-off to develop the most advanced generative AI foundation models; a battle to win customers by making AI useful; and a struggle to build costly infrastructure that makes the first two goals possible.Ina Fried, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
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And as a veteran triathlon journalist, Culp has particularly good access and insights into that world.Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 2 Dec. 2024
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Unrivaled Sports is buying a sprawling Texas property known for its baseball tournaments as the youth sports industry continues to evolve toward using team sports as the basis for creating broader family experiences.Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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Appearing in qualifying matches for one of those tournaments would not prohibit them switching teams.Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Two male coaches and a former men's biathlon team member confirmed the culture of misogyny described by the women, who reported facing retaliation after speaking out.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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In 2023, the Games traveled to Dusseldorf, Germany and will head to both Vancouver and Whistler, Canada from Feb. 8 to 16, 2025 — the first time winter sports like alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling will be introduced to the Games.Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Acer Nitro Blaze 8 and 11: specs and price The Acer Nitro Blaze 8 sports a 144Hz 8.8-inch WQXGA display with a resolution of 2560 x 1600.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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Discovery have now settled with Fubo on the Venu sports streaming service that Fubo had sued to prevent… .Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Decathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decathlon. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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