duathlon
Britishnoun
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Etymology
Origin of duathlon
C20: from duo- + Greek athlon contest
Example Sentences
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Friday remains a back-up date for both races and, as a last resort, organisers say the event could be contested as a duathlon - just the cycling and running legs.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024
The competition was transformed into a duathlon instead, involving just running and biking.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 19, 2023
New York’s triathlon and duathlon took place as planned Sunday, but organizers shortened the bicycling and running segments of the competition.
From Washington Post • Jul. 23, 2022
Triathlon WA executive director Peter Minchin said the team event, which began about 90 minutes later, was reduced to a duathlon - cycling and running.
From Washington Times • May 7, 2017
And Chris Mosier, a professional triathlete who was born a woman, publicly self-identified as a transgender man in 2010, and competed for the United States national team at the sprint duathlon world championships in June.
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2016
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