medal event

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medal
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmed.əl/us
/ˈmed.əl/
a small metal disc, with words or a picture on it, given as a reward for a brave action, for winning a competition, or to remember a ...
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event
noun[C]
uk
/ɪˈvent/us
/ɪˈvent/
anything that happens, especially something important ...
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The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the mainmedaleventof ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
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Onemedaleventcan then be held for each group even though there is a wide range of functional mobility and medical differences.
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At the 1994 games, aerials also became an officialmedaleventand the ski ballet competition was dropped.
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Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each sport.
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It was sometimes later grouped with other classes for medal events.
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Competition play is mixed: 104 men and women will compete for seven medal events.
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Three medal events were contested by 32 athletes from 12 countries.
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The opening ceremony was held the following day, involving 375 competitors and 144 medal events in 9 sports.
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Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of medal events contested in each discipline.
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This classification was not grouped with others for medal events for men.
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Fourteen medal events were contested by 550 athletes, 353 men and 197 women.
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There were five medal events for each gender.
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It is estimated that between 64 to 80 men and 32 to 48 women will compete in six medal events.
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There will be 13 medal events, and each country may only enter one athlete per event.
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The competition will consist of seven weight events, and one team event, in each gender; a total of 16 medal events.
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There were 301 medal events in 28 different sports.
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As of 2008, there were still more medal events for men than women.
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Although there were only seven different medal events, one was a team event.
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Both events were also individual medal events.
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There were three medal events.
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