relay event

collocation in English

meaningsofrelayandevent

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relay
noun[C]
uk
/ˈriː.leɪ/us
/ˈriː.leɪ/
a group of people who continue an activity that others from the same team or organization have been ...
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event
noun[C]
uk
/ɪˈvent/us
/ɪˈvent/
anything that happens, especially something important ...
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(Definition ofrelayandeventfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The four women took silver in the inaugural women'srelayevent.
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He also competed for the 4 x 100 m relay team which was disqualified in the first round of therelayevent.
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The team recorded a new meet record and world leading time of 38.72 s for therelayevent.
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Jukola is the biggestrelayeventin the world.
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She did not receive a medal under the 1964 international swimming rules because she did not compete in therelayeventfinal.
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She won a gold medal in the 3000 mrelayeventand a silver medal in the 500 m event in 2012.
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She received a silver medal in the "relayevent" in 2005.
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She also competed in the 4 x 200m freestylerelayeventwhere she finished second.
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Four years later he won a bronze medal in the 4200 m freestylerelayevent.
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She reached the semi-final stage in the hurdles but was later disqualified and finished 16th overall in the sprintrelayevent.
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At the 2004 championship arelayeventand a vertical race competition were added.
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She did not receive a medal under the 1964 international swimming rules because she did not swim in therelayeventfinal.
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She won a gold medal in the 3000 mrelayeventin 2012.
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He also won a silver in 4x440 ydrelayeventand finished sixth in the 220 yards contest.
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In therelayevent, each team member skis one leg of the race.
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The following day he won the 400 m freestylerelayevent, swimming the anchor leg in 48.14.
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He received silver medals in the "relayevent" in 1974 and 1979, and a bronze medal in 1978.
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For therelayeventthis consists of 16 teams of three athletes competing in a continuous relay completed in one day.
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A teamrelayeventwas added in 1999.
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A planned mixedrelayeventwas cancelled and replaced with second sprint events for both men and women.
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