"local athletes" is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English
For example, you could use it in a sentence like: "Many local athletes strive for excellence in their sports."
Nineteen local athletes competed in the inaugural La Paz triathlon in 1985.
When you see the local athletes get behind a team, it means a lot.
In 1990, it began inducting local athletes, sportswriters, coaches, sports administrators and special Olympians.
IT used to confound the local athletes in the annual recreation runs in this town.
Residents refer to Currier, 22, and other local athletes by their first names and avidly follow their progress.
She and her friend Hawii Megersa were two of the most promising local athletes when the film-makers started shooting.
LeBron James isn't just another local athlete.
Aged 20 she would marry Dick Tyler, a fellow local athlete.
But, he added: "The readers miss that connection with their local athlete.
I registered the name of a promising young local athlete as a domain name, intending to create a sports Web site.
Shakes-Drayton, who vies with Ohuruogu for most local athlete to the Olympic Stadium, did not win her race in London at the weekend but her second place and a personal best leave her in great shape for Moscow.
