triathlon
noun
tri·ath·lon
trī-ˈath-lən 
-ˌlän,
nonstandard -ˈa-thə-
: an athletic contest that is a long-distance race consisting of three phases (such as swimming, bicycling, and running)
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But a two-day rainfall that weekend flooded sewers and sank testing, delaying the men’s triathlon for a day.
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John Surico, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2024
The men’s triathlon race was delayed over concerns that the Seine River was too contaminated (read: poopy), but the waters were late deemed safe enough for the event to take place alongside the women’s triathlon race on Wednesday.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
Marathon swimming and sailing will take place just offshore, as will the opening leg of the triathlon.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
The three were involved in a frantic sprint finish, with Lindemann just getting ahead to win Germany’s first triathlon medal in any discipline since 2008.
—Ben Church, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
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John Surico, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2024
The men’s triathlon race was delayed over concerns that the Seine River was too contaminated (read: poopy), but the waters were late deemed safe enough for the event to take place alongside the women’s triathlon race on Wednesday.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
Marathon swimming and sailing will take place just offshore, as will the opening leg of the triathlon.
—Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
The three were involved in a frantic sprint finish, with Lindemann just getting ahead to win Germany’s first triathlon medal in any discipline since 2008.
—Ben Church, CNN, 5 Aug. 2024
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“Triathlon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triathlon. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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triathlon
noun
tri·ath·lon
ˌtrī-ˈath-ˌlän
: an athletic contest that is a long-distance race consisting of three phases (as swimming, bicycling, and running)
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