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The Winter Olympics in Pyeongchong, South Korea ended yesterday 25 Feb 2018 with the Norwegians ?? topping the Medals Table. Germany ?? came in second place and Canada ?? clinched third place. Medals Table ? ? ? A toast ? to the winners and participants!!!
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By Sharmini Jayawardena The Games took off with a bang with a fantastic fireworks ? display at the opening ceremony on 9th February 2018 with temperatures at below 22 C, making it difficult for some athletes to attend the ceremony www.nst.com.my/world/2018/02/333911/fireworks-opening-ceremony-starts-pyeongchang-olympics Here are footage and interesting takes from the opening …
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By Sumiitra Yiohan Sooriaarratchi I have recently discovered this interesting self-defense technique from Israel – Krav Maga (Contact Combat in Hebrew). Created by Imi Lichtenfeld during the 1930’s in Czechoslovakia; initially to defend the Jewish quarter of Bratislava against fascist thugs. It has been adopted by the Israeli Defense Forces …
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By Sharmini Jayawardena Malaysians 🇲🇾 are a breed apart where sub cultures and alternative sports are concerned. They love to involve themselves in various physical as well as imaginative pursuits. So we have groups involved in biking 🚲 , skateboarding , hashing , juggling 🤹, motorcycle 🏍 enthusiasts, ice skating, model airplane ✈ flying, those …
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Kite Surfing in Sri Lanka Kitesurfing or Kiteboarding is an adventure surface water sport combining wakeboard- ing, windsurfing, surfing, paragliding and gymnastics into one extreme sport. “Kitemares” apart, Kitesurfing has now advanced to what it is today, as seen in – www.kitesurfingsrilanka.com
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By Rudham Gammampila Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Indian Premier League: Just a Spectacle? While in India for the past week or so I found that many of the people I met spoke of a disenchantment with the fourth installment of the DLF IPL (Indian Premier League), and …
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