repechage
Americannoun
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repechages
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noun
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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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Coutya was one of two British athletes in action in the men's foil category B, with Oliver Lam Watson narrowly losing his third-round repechage contest against Hungary’s Richard Osvath 14-15.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2024
It was better news in the athletics as Laura Muir, Georgia Bell and Victoria Ohuruogu made the next stage in their events, but Revee Walcott-Nolan will have to qualify through a repechage.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2024
Later in the competition, strong amateur surfers increasingly began knocking out top world surfers as they carved and slashed their way into the next round, forcing numerous professional athletes into a repechage.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 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
He finished fourth in his heat of the men's single sculls race on Friday, and was due to race in the repechages on Saturday, but was withdrawn from the Games.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 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
They qualified in second place from the repechages, behind New Zealand.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2016
Friend and Divers now have to contest the repechages to stay alive in the event.
From Time Magazine Archive
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