Sentence examples for organized competitions from inspiring English sources

And today's competitive disciplines trace back to the Norwegian Army, whose officers organized competitions to keep skills sharp and spirits enthused.

South Africa have organized competitions and conferences.

In 1988 Kawabuchi volunteered to act as general secretary of the Japan Soccer League, which organized competitions between amateur teams sponsored by major corporations.

But drag racing persists on public roads — especially industrial areas, like the one in West Babylon and on Doremus Avenue in Newark — in both impromptu and organized competitions.

What was once a hobby has become a sport, with streamlined karts, professional-level tracks and organized competitions sanctioned by governing bodies like the World Karting Association.

The old Hawaiians, who institutionalized the spiritual side of surfing, had no illusions about its locker-room aspects: they loved to gamble on organized competitions.

Soon, their wager grew into an organized competition for charity.

I couldn't wait to get to the playground to emulate some of his tricks, knowing that our coaches would never permit them in organized competition.

The first organized competition (among teams consisting of three men and two women) was held in 1898 on the Cresta Run at Saint Moritz, Switzerland.

I came to believe that the Brotherhood was remarkably weak, and it won elections only because there was no organized competition.

N.C.A.A. rules stipulate that each year of participation in organized competition after an athlete's 21st birthday but before he or she has enrolled in college counts as a year of eligibility.