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Recent Examples of pentathlon
Each group tied their legs together and participated in a six-legged pentathlon.
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Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
The senior won the state pentathlon and qualified for the New Balance Nationals.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 8 May 2024
The final new event is also unconventional: Obstacle courses are coming to the Olympics in 2028 as part of the existing pentathlon.
—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 14 Aug. 2024
The obstacle courses will join running, swimming, shooting and fencing as the five events that make up the Olympic pentathlon.
—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 14 Aug. 2024
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Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
The senior won the state pentathlon and qualified for the New Balance Nationals.
—Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 8 May 2024
The final new event is also unconventional: Obstacle courses are coming to the Olympics in 2028 as part of the existing pentathlon.
—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 14 Aug. 2024
The obstacle courses will join running, swimming, shooting and fencing as the five events that make up the Olympic pentathlon.
—Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pentathlon
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Across the track, the Aggies also saw wins from its distance medley relay team and Blake Harris in the heptathlon and from Samuel Whitmarsh in the 800m. Whitmarsh earned his second straight SEC title, legging past Mississippi State’s Abdullah Hassan in 1:47.69.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Four years later, after competing in her second Olympics and winning two gold medals (in the long jump and the heptathlon), Joyner-Kersee fulfilled another dream by establishing the Jackie Joyner-Kersee Foundation.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
29 Jan. 2025
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Several new sports debuted at the 1904 Games, including boxing, freestyle wrestling, decathlon and a dumbbells event.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 Jan. 2025
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Tom Holland's Peter has a favorite bodega, chases bad guys through backyards, and struggles to mix superhero-ing with the academic decathlon.—
Darren Franich,
EW.com,
7 Jan. 2025
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Belarusian competitors excel in biathlon and aerial skiing, and the two sports account for every medal but one that the nation has won at the Winter Games.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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In addition to the previous sports offered, this year's event will include alpine skiing, snowboarding, biathlon, Nordic skiing, skeleton and wheelchair curling for the first time.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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He’s also done the Ironman triathlon and is a commercial pilot.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
15 Feb. 2025
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Paralympic Games triathlon events in Paris' Seine River were postponed Sunday for a day due to water quality concerns, organizers announced.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
2 Sep. 2024
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The projections will be updated after the completion of every tournament game.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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The team then had to fly to Spokane, Washington, for the next round of the tournament.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Your Next Read JuJu Watkins’ absence from March Madness hurts USC and pains women’s basketball College hoops business is booming despite quiet tourneys.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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South Dakota State has qualified for the tourney 13 times since 2008-09, but has advanced past the first weekend just once.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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However, Glenn stated that competition will exist at every position on the team.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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The message from executive leadership, from Sonntag to U.S. Ski & Snowboard president and CEO Sophie Goldschmidt, was clear: Sun Valley hosting the World Cup finals represented a chance for the U.S. to show the world that American resorts can host world-class competition.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Pentathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pentathlon. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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