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Olympic champion and judo legend Lasha Shavdatuashvili conducts master class in IIS
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Olympic champion and judo legend Lasha Shavdatuashvili conducts master class in IIS

The Hindu  

World and Olympic champion, judo legend Lasha Shavdatuashvili has been brought to the Inspire Institute of Sport in Bellary as part of the Excellence Accelerator scheme to train a select bunch of athletes and coaches from November 25 to 29. Lasha won the gold in the London Olympics in 2012 and followed that up with the bronze and silver in …

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Lasha Talakhadze: Olympics crowns world’s strongest man but weightlifting’s lasting problem endures
5 months ago

Lasha Talakhadze: Olympics crowns world’s strongest man but weightlifting’s lasting problem endures

The Independent  

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Paris 2024 Olympics: Lasha Talakhadze wins third-straight heavyweight weightlifting title
5 months ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Lasha Talakhadze wins third-straight heavyweight weightlifting title

The Hindu  

Lasha Talakhadze retained his iron grip on the title of “world’s strongest man” as he won a third straight Olympic heavyweight gold on Saturday. Saturday’s earlier medallists talked of the sacrifices they had to make to adapt to the changing Olympic weight categories -- either battling to cut weight or gorging to pack it on. Saturday’s first champion Liu Huanhua …

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Paris Olympics 2024: Weightlifting - history, rules, defending champions
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Weightlifting - history, rules, defending champions

Firstpost  

Weightlifting has been around in human history for thousands of years and is among the oldest known sports. India's Saikhom Mirabai Chanu had won silver in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the women's 49kg category and will hope to go one step further and win gold in the Paris Games. Women’s weightlifting would be introduced in Sydney 2000 — the …

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Tokyo Olympics: All World Records broken at the 2021 Games
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: All World Records broken at the 2021 Games

The Hindu  

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics saw some breathtaking sporting action with athletes elevating their games to a whole new level. Records were there to be broken and here are some of them who wrote their names into history. Athletics Women's triple jump- Yulimar Rojas 15.67m Previous record- Inessa Kravets, Gothenburg 15.50m 10 AUG 1995 Men's 400 metres hurdles- Karsten Warholm 45.94 …

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Tokyo Olympics 2020: Six people including two Georgia medallists removed from Games for breaking COVID-19 rules
3 years, 5 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Six people including two Georgia medallists removed from Games for breaking COVID-19 rules

Firstpost  

Vazha Margvelashvili and Lasha Shavdatuashvili, who won silver medals for Georgia in judo, were removed after going sightseeing. Tokyo: Tokyo Olympics organizers say they have banished six people, including two silver medalists from the country of Georgia, for breaking rules designed to protect against COVID-19 cases. Toshiro Muto, the games chief executive, says it was a clear and serious violation …

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Two Tokyo Olympics silver medalists banished for breaking COVID-19 rules
3 years, 5 months ago

Two Tokyo Olympics silver medalists banished for breaking COVID-19 rules

India TV News  

Tokyo Olympics organisers say they have banished six people, including two silver medalists from the country of Georgia, for breaking rules designed to protect against COVID-19 cases. Toshiro Muto, the games chief executive, says it was a “clear and serious violation” of the so-called playbooks of health and safety rules for two Georgian judokas to go sight-seeing. The other four …

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Cosby accuser Andrea Constand: decision to overturn conviction discourages others from speaking out
3 years, 6 months ago

Cosby accuser Andrea Constand: decision to overturn conviction discourages others from speaking out

Daily Mail  

The woman whose testimony secured the 2018 conviction of Bill Cosby for sexual assault has blasted the decision to overturn his decision after the star's spokesman hailed it as 'a beautiful day for women… and justice for black America'. 'Today's majority decision regarding Bill Cosby is not only disappointing but of concern in that it may discourage those who seek …

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Bill Cosby: A 50-year chronicle of accusations and accomplishments
6 years, 3 months ago

Bill Cosby: A 50-year chronicle of accusations and accomplishments

LA Times  

Bill Cosby was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison on Tuesday, completing the famed actor and comic’s spectacular fall from one of America’s most beloved entertainers to disgraced sex offender. The next morning, she says she woke up naked at a friend's apartment, and Cosby was wearing a white terry cloth bathrobe: “It was obvious that he had …

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Cosby accusers say they hope he is sentenced to jail time
6 years, 3 months ago

Cosby accusers say they hope he is sentenced to jail time

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Two of the women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault decades ago said Sunday they hope he will be sentenced to prison time this week. “I really think it’s important that he spend some time behind bars,” said Lublin, who said Cosby assaulted her when she was 23 in 1989. “He deserves every year.” Lasha said …

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Two of Bill Cosby’s accusers say they hope he is sentenced to prison
6 years, 3 months ago

Two of Bill Cosby’s accusers say they hope he is sentenced to prison

LA Times  

Attorney Gloria Allred, center, addresses reporters at a news conference Sunday in Philadelphia. Two of the women who have accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault decades ago said Sunday that they hope he will be sentenced to prison time this week. Lise-Lotte Lublin and Chelan Lasha, who appeared with attorney Gloria Allred, also said they hoped they would be allowed …

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