non partant
The term "non partant" is a French loanword used primarily in sports to denote participants who fail to start a race or event despite being qualified.
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Definition
B2Cycling
(technical)A competitor who has qualified for a race but does not attend the start.
Example
- The official race list showed several non partants who did not make it to the starting line.
B2General Sports
(technical)A participant scheduled for an event but withdrawn before it begins.
Example
- The athlete was listed as a non partant due to an injury during the warm-up.