They had overcome many obstacles to reach this moment.

Meaning: This sentence describes athletes who had to overcome many difficulties in order to reach their goal of winning medals.

Choice of Words: Overcome means to succeed in dealing with or getting past a difficulty. Obstacles are things that make it difficult to do something. Reach means to arrive at a place or point.

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They had fought their way through many challenges to get to this point.

Meaning: This means that they have used all their strength and effort to overcome many difficult things to get to this point in time.

Choice of Words: Fought means to use force or strength to try to defeat someone or something. Challenges are things that make it hard to do something. Point is a specific place or time. When you put them together, "They had fought their way through many challenges to get to this point" means that they had used all their strength and effort to overcome many difficult things to get to where they are now.

They had triumphed over many hardships to arrive at this juncture.

Meaning: This means that they have succeeded in overcoming many difficult experiences to get to this point in time.

Choice of Words: Triumphed means to win a victory or succeed in achieving something. Hardships are difficult or painful experiences. Juncture is a specific point in time or event. When you put them together, "They had triumphed over many hardships to arrive at this juncture" means that they had succeeded in overcoming many difficult experiences to get to where they are now.

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