The phrase "aborting the race" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where a race or competition is being stopped or terminated before completion.
Example: "Due to severe weather conditions, the organizers announced that they would be aborting the race for the safety of all participants."
Alternatives: "canceling the race" or "terminating the race".
Rather than repeat the disaster he had at the French Grand Prix last Sunday, when his car would not start and he aborted the race, he ran off the track and took the backup car.
The athlete who finished our study (participation in the MRI at time point 5) but had to abort the race afterwards because of a hand phlegmonia has been counted as not aborting for our study since the cause for abortion was not related to a problem of the feet, and the measurements are thought to be independent of the later evolution of a hand phlegmonia.
The Tour de France continued without incident today as the 101 remaining riders yielded to the enormous implications of aborting the bicycle race for the first time since it began in 1903.
It wasn't clear whether this was a critical appraisal of the play or whether the unfortunate audience member was simply out of sorts that night, but Anna Friel, who was singing at the time in her role as the Manhattan socialite Holly Golightly, must be congratulated for not missing a beat during her warbling – rather than aborting the performance and racing up the stairs to berate the miscreant.
The previous day, before the race was aborted, he had simply blocked and thwarted Railey.
To allow discrimination between runners finishing the race and others aborting, their status F (finisher) or NF (non-finisher) was recorded, also the stated cause (table 2).
Also, the rules state that if any athlete distracts another on the start line, the start of the race should be aborted.
After aborting the second run, officials considered three options: cancel the race, reschedule the second run or declare the first-run leader, Caroline Lalive of Steamboat Springs, Colo., as the winner.
One clause reads that the starter can abort the start if an athlete "disturbs other athletes in the race through sound or otherwise".
Their boat sank, aborting the attack.
