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Summer Olympics in Berlin
Jesse Owens won four gold medals for the USA. He went so far as to defy Hitler in a worldwide competition where there were no German Jewish athletes at all. -
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European Junior Judo Championships
The competition took place in London, Great Britain. Jean-Luc Boileau, who used to compete internationally for France won that competition in 1968 in men's lightweight 63 kg.It was his last victory. -
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Male Football World Cup in France
France wins their first world cup ever, 3-0 against Brazil -
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UCI Road World Championships
The 2003 UCI* Road World Championships took place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, between October 7 and October 12, 2003. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, junior men and junior women. The International Canadian female Grand prix (Grand Prix féminin International du Canada) took place in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Quebec, from the 24th to the 28th of September, the same year. ("Union Cycliste Internationale" -
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London Summer Olympics
The boxing tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held from 28 July to 12 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre.
A total of 286 competitors took part in 13 events. For the first time at some Olympic Games, women competed in three boxing events. The first Olympic gold medal in women's boxing was awarded to Nicola Adams from Great Britain, who won the flyweight tournament on 9 August 2012. -
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Roland Garros Tennis Tournament
Rafael Nadal won Roland Garros for an incomparable 14th time : he makes history, once again, in Paris 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. On June 5, 2022, those numbers add up to 22, as he extended his lead over Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in their Grand Slam title race to two. -
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Male Rugby Six Nations
In beating England in their final game on 18 March, Ireland completed a full set of consecutive victories over all the other tier-one international sides. In total 91 tries were scored in the Championship, a Championship record. -
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Wold Rowing under 19 Championships
U19 Men’s Four came third behind Roumania and Germany -
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Male Rugby World Cup in France
After winning against New Zealand All Blacks and Uruguay, France thrashed Namibia 96-0 but "lost" captain Antoine Dupont after a jaw injury -
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Paris Summer Olympics
At the 2024 Olympics in Paris, breakdancing will achieve what no other dance sport has done before it : for the first time, B-boys and B-girls will be breaking for Olympic medals.