Joey Cheek — William Joseph Cheek was born on June 22, 1979, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He is an American speed skater and former inline speed skater. He specializes in the short and middle distances. Accomplishments Cheek’s breakthrough was in the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, where he won the bronze medal in the 1,000 meters and just …
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Jeev Milkha Singh
Jeev Milkha Singh (born 15 December 1971) is the first Indian golfer to become a member of the European Tour. He is the highest ranked Indian golfer in the world and first broke into the top 100 in October 2006. Early life Singh was born in Chandigarh, India, the son of the Indian Olympic athlete Milkha Singh. His mother is …
Read More »Jayanta Talukdar
Jayanta Talukdar is an Indian Archer, and one of the most promising players of the sport in the nation. He picked up the game not much ago, still with his sharp skills and in-born talent for Archery, he’s rose on to become on of the most bright stars of Archery, and generates a lot of hopes in the eyes of …
Read More »What is the origin of the Marathon race?
The Marathon is a long, gruelling race which traditionally closes the Olympic events. It is taken from the amazing achievement of the Greek runner Pheidippides, who ran over twenty-six miles in four hours, taking news to Athens of the Persians’ defeat at the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
Read More »What is an Ice Dance?
Ice dancing is a sport in which ice skating pairs perform to music routines similar to ballroom dances. Ice dancers are judged on the difficulty and originality of their dance steps, their interpretation of the music and their timing and unison. Unlike figure skating, ice dancing does not allow movement of strength or technical skill. It has been an Olympic …
Read More »Jaspal Rana
Jaspal Rana (born June 28, 1976) is an Indian shooter. He contested mainly in the 25 m Centre Fire Pistol category. He was a gold medallist at the 1994 Asian Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games, and 2006 Asian Games. At present, Rana coaches at the Jaspal Rana Institute of Education and Technology in Dehradun. Early Life Rana was born in Uttarakhand. He …
Read More »Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury was born on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, on the 5th of September 1946. His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, sent him off to a private school in India, from 1955 til 1963. In 1964 Freddie and his family flew to England. Freddie was very delighted to come to England. In 1966 he started his education at the …
Read More »Dr. Karni Singh
Dr. Karni Singh — Maharaja of the erstwhile princely state of Bikaner, Karni Singh was a legendary shooter in the Indian shooting circuit. A shooter par excellence, Singh was world renowned for his outclassed talent and brilliant performance. However, he did not restrict himself to shooting and had varied interests as well. This is well reflected from the fact that …
Read More »Dola Banerjee
Dola Banerjee is an Indian Archer, and is considered to be one of the best female Archers India has ever produced. Also, she has to her credit the honor of being the first female Archer who has been bestowed upon the Arjuna Award. Early Life She was born on the 2nd of June 1980 at Baranagar, near Kolkata, West Bengal …
Read More »Dhanraj Pillay
Dhanraj Pillay has been one of the best all time Hockey players of India and also one of the most popular ones the game has ever produced in the nation. An extremely good forward with sharp attacking attitude, Dhanraj came from a very modest background and by dint of his sheer talent and charismatic skills rose to become one of …
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