Thesaurus results for DECATHLON

decathlon

noun

Definition of decathlon

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a sports contest for men that consists of 10 different events the Olympic decathlon

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Recent Examples of decathlon The 29-year-old went to Baylor and competed for the school’s track and field team and earned All-Big 12 honors with a fifth-place finish in the decathlon in 2016. — José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 1 Feb. 2026 In the only men's event of the day, BYU’s Ben Barton won the decathlon crown with 8,169 points — just nine more than Louisville’s Kenneth Byrd. — ABC News, 12 June 2026 Former Northwest Nazarene athlete Steven Schmidt finished 13th in the men’s decathlon for Oklahoma State, scoring 7,479 points. — Idaho Statesman, 15 June 2026 Born on July 27, 1954, in Israel, Janklowicz was a one-time Olympic hopeful in the decathlon, and dedicated his early years to track and field before serving as a fitness instructor in the Israel Defense Forces. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for decathlon

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The Red Sox and Nationals turned a regular June game into the biggest baseball brawl of the season after Boston hothead Willson Contreras completely lost it.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
The Dodgers are in the midst of playing 13 games in 13 days, and Roberts wanted to make sure that the Japanese sensation got a break.

— CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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In the opening day of the MIAA outdoor track and field Meet of Champions, Walpole’s Sawyer Regan won the boys pentathlon, while Westboro’s Al Regnier won the girls pentathlon.

— Brian Roach, Boston Herald, 5 June 2026
Freshman Liisa-Maria Lusti became the second Oregon woman to win the pentathlon — first since Brianne Theisen-Eaton in 2012 — with a season-best 4,498 points.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026

Definition of pentathlon

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The footballer, who fans can currently watch playing for Norway in the World Cup, was born in 2000 in Leeds, England, to two Norwegian star athletes (Leeds United player Alfie Haaland and former women’s heptathlon athlete Gry Marita Braut).

— Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026
Sofia Cosculluela finished with 6,182 points in the heptathlon to win Washington's first championship in the event.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 June 2026

Definition of heptathlon

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Both men are avid soccer fans, and Starmer cheered on England in person at the Euro 2024 final shortly after taking office — a responsibility that could fall to his successor if England makes it to the World Cup final this year.

— Alexander Smith, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Watch the penalty shootout between Manchester United and Chelsea in the Champions League final in 2008.

— Ashish Malhotra, NPR, 3 July 2026

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As recently as 2013, the Paris triathlon had to be canceled outright because the water quality was too dangerous for athletes.

— Camille Knight, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
There are many different ways to take active vacations including niches such as white water rafting, surfing schools, yoga retreats, and triathlon training camps.

— Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Definition of triathlon

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Cardwell has anchored the defense for a team that could contend for its second Summer League championship in six years after winning the tournament in 2021.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Captain Tim Ream entered the media area after the defeat, a shell of a man who had spent the previous days proudly leading the team throughout this tournament, playing in four US matches at this World Cup.

— David Close, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

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Masters would go on to compete in rowing, cross-country skiing, biathlon, and cycling, winning medals across both Summer and Winter Paralympic Games.

— Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The sport was introduced for athletes with physical disabilities at the 1988 Innsbruck Paralympic Games and for athletes with visual disabilities in 1992 at Albertville.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026

Definition of biathlon

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— Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
But tomorrow — or a week from now — Ream hopes the team can celebrate the influence its World Cup run made on the sport and the country.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

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