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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

For an athlete or a team, to have chosen the side that falls upward after a coin toss, which gives that athlete or team the right to choose the side of the playing area or the order of play.  2, record 1, English, - win%20the%20toss

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

At the start of the game, a coin/shuttle toss decides the service and sides per rule 6. ... Before play commences, a toss shall de conducted and the side winning the toss shall exercise the choice ... to serve or receive first; ... to start play at one end of the court or the other.  3, record 1, English, - win%20the%20toss

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Although this expression is derived from the coin toss, it is used ina broader sense and refers to winning the toss, flip or spin of a coin, shuttle, racquet, etc.  4, record 1, English, - win%20the%20toss

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Pour un(e) athlète ou une équipe, avoir opté pour le côté de la pièce de monnaie ou de l'objet qui se retrouve sur le dessus au moment de tirer à pile ou face, ce qui lui donne le choix du côté de terrain ou de l'ordre de départ ou de jeu.  2, record 1, French, - gagner%20le%20tirage%20au%20sort

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish