qualifying heat
Race for placement
A qualifying heat is a preliminary race or competition that determines which participants advance to the next round.
In track, swimming, and similar events, athletes compete in heats when there are too many entrants for a single race; only those with the fastest times qualify for semifinals or finals.
She won her qualifying heat but finished fourth in the final.
- preliminaryBefore the main part
- raceCompetition of speed
- trackPath or monitored route
- laneDesignated travel strip
- sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
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- competitionscontests, tournaments, match, matches, game
- track and fieldtrack and field, sprinters, sprinter, sprinting, sprint
- Sprintingsprint, dash, 100 meters, 200 meters, 100 meter dash
- heatsprelim, semifinal, quarterfinal, repechage
- track racing800 meters, 1500 meters, 800m, mile, 1500m
- sailing racesregatta, regattas, sailboat race, ocean racing, boat race
qualifying heatfinal
Last and decisive
grand final · title bout · championship match · main event · final round
qualifying heatexhibition match
Non-ranking demonstration contest
practice run · friendly match · scrimmage · time trial · warm-up
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