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repechage

American

[rep-uh-shahzh] / ˌrɛp əˈʃɑʒ /

noun

(in cycling and rowing) a last-chance qualifying heat in which the runners-up in earlier heats race each other, with the winner advancing to the finals.

repechage British

/ ˌrɛpɪˈʃɑːʒ /

noun

a heat of a competition, esp in rowing or fencing, in which eliminated contestants have another chance to qualify for the next round or the final

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Noun Inflected Forms

repechages

plural

Etymology

Origin of repechage

1925–30; < French repêchage second chance, equivalent to repêch ( er ) to fish up again ( re- re- + pêcher to fish; Middle French, Old French pescher < Vulgar Latin *piscāre, Latin piscārī, derivative of piscis fish ) + -age -age

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repechage repechages

However, Osipova progressed to the final, meaning McGowan was able to go into the repechage and fight for a chance at bronze.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2024

Elsewhere, in unusual scenes, the second heat of the men's 110m hurdles repechage needed four attempts to get under way before Brazil's Rafael Pereira ran out a comfortable winner.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2024

Jessie Knight also made the semi-finals, narrowly making it through her repechage to come second with a time of 55.10.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2024

Less than an hour before, she had scored big in the final minute of a repechage to make it to the finals.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2024

The British would now have to row and win in a repechage the next day if they were to be one of the final six boats in the medal race.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Competitors take part in heats and repechages before going on to contest the finals.

From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2021

Jones' Games might not be over just yet, however, as she could be given the chance to fight for the bronze medal in the repechages later on Sunday.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2021

Rowing: There are four events on the Paralympic rowing programme, raced over 1,000m, with competitors taking part in heats and repechages before going on to contest the finals.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2016

A further eight GB crews came through their semi-finals and repechages to reach Sunday's finals and join the five that qualified on Friday.

From BBC ● May 31, 2014

Friend and Divers now have to contest the repechages to stay alive in the event.

From Time Magazine Archive

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