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athletic support

British  

noun

  1. a more formal term for jockstrap

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The Bruins have run up $167.7 million in debt since the 2019 fiscal year and recently were ordered by the University of California regents to pay $10 million per year in athletic support payments to sister school California.

From Los Angeles Times

The issue is compounded for Latina women because of the slowly dying cultural norms that exist in households where the male child is provided with the kind of athletic support not offered to the women.

From Los Angeles Times

No one else knew, not the athletic director, the dean, or the army of tutors and athletic support personnel.

From New York Times

In Kenya, for example, more than 20 refugee athletes are already receiving training and support from the Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation Refugee Athletic Support program, founded and chaired by Olympian and former marathon world record holder Tegla Loroupe.

From Washington Post

In this set-up the two least mobile players in England’s front six were both cradled by mobile, athletic support.

From The Guardian