The phrase "athlete filed" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to an athlete submitting a document or application, but as it stands, it lacks context and clarity.
Example: "The athlete filed the necessary paperwork to compete in the championship."
Alternatives: "athlete submitted" or "athlete registered".
The town of Jim Thorpe, Pa., will fight a lawsuit seeking the remains of Jim Thorpe, the athlete, filed by one of his surviving sons.
Meanwhile, NBA star Tony Parker, who was seated at the club at a separate table, was left with a scratched cornea that could cause complications in his plans to compete for the French basketball team in the upcoming 2012 London Olympic games; the athlete filed a $20 million lawsuit against the now shut-down nightclub, W.i.P., on Thursday.
Some athletes filed out, while others danced and waved their flags.
Nineteen athletes filed a wide-ranging grievance against U.S. Speedskating and 14 signed a complaint with the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Three viable ownership groups have inquired about placing a new team in the Fresno, Los Angeles-Anaheim or San Jose markets, but as more retired athletes filed lucrative claims in California in recent years, costs for insurance became so high that the A.F.L. decided not to return.
Plaintiffs — 20 current and former student-athletes — filed the case a little more than five years ago.
More than 20 current and former athletes filed an antitrust class action against the NCAA in 2009.
That is, until the distance athletes file onto the track.
California is the only state with a workers' compensation system that lets retired professional athletes file claims for long-term injuries sustained on the field years before as long as they played at least one game in the state.
I sat in the gorgeous Aquatic Centre and watched the athletes file out one by one to their stations: the guy with one leg, another with no arms (key, in my experience, for swimming backstroke), someone else rolling on in a wheelchair and taking his place alongside a competitor with no immediately obvious impairment.
Hamilton's lack of confidence could be good news for one athlete who filed a similar lawsuit earlier this year.
