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- sports include field hockey, basketball, rugby, boxing, tennis, polo, and auto racing. === Public holidays === Argentines commemorate a number ...44 KB (6,290 words) - 17:44, 4 January 2024
- murder. He loved hunting, martial arts (except boxing), and was a patron of the arts. Whether his attempt at cultural fusion was purely pragmatic, or ...47 KB (7,410 words) - 20:29, 18 July 2023
- tiles, is very popular, especially with women. Boxing, badminton and billiards are popular. === Social status === Filipinos value social acceptance ...42 KB (6,083 words) - 15:26, 27 March 2024
- Apollo or Heracles or that year's Olympic boxing champion. In the Archaic period, the most important sculptural form was the kouros (plural kouroi ...48 KB (7,639 words) - 12:24, 14 October 2023
- take military movement (applied gymnastics), boxing (men) or self defense (women), swimming, and advanced combatives. Cadets can also take elective ...49 KB (7,478 words) - 11:57, 3 May 2023
- For example, after the Boxing Day tsunami, 2004 Red Cross workers were immediately involved in aid, medical and relief work. Arguably, the Red ...66 KB (10,055 words) - 01:47, 8 December 2022
- was in March 1948, presenting prizes at the boxing finals of the London Federation of Boys' Clubs at the Royal Albert Hall. He was president ...61 KB (8,760 words) - 00:36, 12 April 2023
- Armenia, including football (soccer), chess, boxing, basketball, hockey and volleyball. Armenia's mountainous terrain gives the opportunity for ...47 KB (6,850 words) - 03:48, 15 August 2023
- Hunting was popular among Assyrian kings. Boxing and wrestling feature frequently in art, and some form of polo was probably popular, with men ...54 KB (7,940 words) - 19:20, 25 March 2024
- in weightlifting, ice hockey, and boxing. Kazakh boxers are generally well known in the world. Football (soccer) is popular, with the Kazakhstan ...51 KB (7,364 words) - 17:17, 5 October 2022
- Also popular among Nicaraguans is boxing; the country has had world champions such as Alexis Argüello and Ricardo Mayorga. ==Image Gallery== ...59 KB (8,536 words) - 09:43, 11 March 2023
- polo, volleyball and handball. Also involved are boxing, judo, karate, athletics, table tennis, and chess. Serbia and Montenegro were represented by ...62 KB (8,958 words) - 22:21, 14 March 2024
- * Joe Frazier, 1964 Olympic heavyweight boxing champion and the world heavyweight champ 1970-73; fought Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight title ...64 KB (9,145 words) - 15:14, 27 April 2023
- women’s basketball, karate, chess, and boxing. Sarajevo hosted the 14th Winter Olympics in February 1984. ==References== * Benedek, Wolfgang ...64 KB (9,164 words) - 19:47, 20 November 2023
- John Sidney McCain III (August 29, 1936 – August 25, 2018) was an American politician and naval officer. He was a prisoner of war during the ...89 KB (12,407 words) - 02:53, 2 May 2024
- track. Cuba is the dominant force in amateur boxing, consistently achieving high gold medal tallies in major international competitions. ...72 KB (10,971 words) - 06:40, 11 January 2024
- Also popular are football (soccer), rugby, athletics, snooker, boxing, motorsport, cycling and golf. ==Notes== == References == * Barry, Terry ...93 KB (13,999 words) - 16:07, 16 May 2024
- (rugger), hockey, squash, golf, cricket, tennis and boxing. Football is the most popular spectator sport. The home nations compete in international competitions ...123 KB (18,096 words) - 11:41, 3 May 2023
- in Russia include weightlifting, gymnastics, boxing, wrestling, martial arts, volleyball, basketball and skiing. ==Notes== ==References== ...137 KB (20,217 words) - 18:16, 22 December 2022
