Injured throat and bit of larynx in sporting contest (9)
I believe the answer is:
triathlon
'sporting contest' is the definition.
'triathlon' can be an answer for 'contest' (I have seen 'Athletic contest' mean 'triathlon' so perhaps 'contest' could also mean 'triathlon'). I'm not certain of the 'sporting' bit.
'injured throat and bit of larynx in' is the wordplay.
'injured' indicates anagramming the letters.
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'bit of' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'larynx' is 'l'.
'throat'+'l'+'in'='throatlin'
'throatlin' with letters rearranged gives 'TRIATHLON'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for triathlon that I've seen before include "Three-event athletic contest" , "sporting challenge" , "Sporting event" , "Sporting contest comprising swimming, cycling and running" , "Swimming/cycling/running event" .)