Yane Marques’ name should soon appear in the Olympic history books following her medal-winning performance at the 2012 Olympic Games. The 28-year-old Brazilian athlete claimed the bronze medal on Sunday in the modern pentathlon at the London...
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Following his stellar performance at the 2012 Olympic Games, Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana could be considered a teenage (boxing) dream and the sport’s bright future… The 18-year-old Cuban fighter beat Tugstsogt Nyambayar of Mongolia on Sunday to...
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Liván López Azcuy has claimed Olympic bronze at the 2012 Olympic Games… The 30-year-old Cuban grappler beat Jabrayil Hasanov of Azerbaijan in his bronze medal match on Sunday in the men’s freestyle wrestling 66kg at the London...
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Roniel Iglesias has gone from third to first at the 2012 Olympic Games… The 23-year-old Cuban fighter won the men’s boxing light welterweight (64kgs) gold medal at the London Games on Saturday with a 22-15 win over Ukraine’s Denys...
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Robelis Despaigne will be heading home from the 2012 Olympic Games as his country’s sole taekwondo medalist. The 24-year-old Cuban taekwondo practitioner won a bronze medal at the London Games on Saturday in the men’s heavyweight event after...
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Esquiva Falcão Florentino came thisclose to making history at the 2012 Olympic Games… The 22-year-old Brazilian fighter lost an oh-so-close bout to Japan’s Ryota Murata in the final of the men’s middleweight contest at the London...
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María Espinoza won’t be leaving the 2012 Olympic Games empty-handed… Following her defeat at the hands of Serbia’s Milica Mandic, the 24-year-old Mexican taekwondo practitioner turned the beat around to defeat Cuba’s Glenhis Hernandez on...
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He may have fallen short of the gold at the 2012 Olympic Games… But Jaime Yusept Espinal still has plenty of reason to celebrate. The 27-year-old Puerto Rican grappler lost his gold medal match on Saturday in the men’s 84-kilogram freestyle at...
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It’s a re-pe-pe-pe-peat for Brazil’s women’s volleyball team the 2012 Olympic Games… The defending Olympic champions came back from one set down to beat the United States on Saturday and claim the gold medal at the London Games,...
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The third time’s a charm for Spain’s women’s handball team at the 2012 Olympic Games… Spain beat South Korea 31-29 after two periods of extra time on Saturday to win the Olympic women’s handball bronze medal at the London Games....
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