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Inside the Punishing World of Kettlebell Sport — Where Strength Endurance Reaches New Limits
Far from your average weekend workouts, kettlebell sport sessions are gruelling, hours-long tests of strength and grit ...
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Lady Mary Peters joins ‘remarkable’ few awarded Freedom of City of London
Lady Mary was awarded the ancient accolade to join recent recipients ... also saw her win silver and gold medals in shot put and pentathlon for Northern Ireland at three Commonwealth Games ...
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On this day in 1896, the first Modern Olympic Games begins in Athens
The ancient Olympics, held every four years ... and military competitions. The pentathlon, introduced in 708 B.C., consisted of a foot race, the long jump, discus and javelin throws, and wrestling.
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Modern Pentathlon-Beijing to host Obstacle World Championships from 2025 to 2028
Beijing will host the first four editions of the Obstacle World Championships from 2025 to 2028, World Pentathlon (UIPM) said on Friday. The maiden World Championships will launch in October this ...
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Woonsocket's Caron, Piette, Thoun capture events at Throwers Pentathlon
A year after settling for second place, the Woonsocket High girls’ outdoor track and field team captured the team championship at the Throwers Pentathlon last Wednesday, April 16, ...
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Ancient Civilizations News
Apr. 14, 2025 — Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That's according to a new study ...
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An ancient ‘terror crocodile’ became a dinosaur-eating giant. Scientists say they now know why
Deinosuchus could then have spread across the continent to inhabit coastal marshes on both sides of the ancient inland sea, and along North America’s Atlantic coast. The new study’s revised ...
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The Only Ancient Greek Theater on the Ionian Islands Is Finally Unearthed
The researchers have also estimated that construction on the theater began around the 4th century B.C.E., when ancient Lefkada was experiencing economic prosperity. “Although damaged by time ...
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Mars is covered in evidence of ancient lakes, rain and snow — but scientists aren't sure how that's possible
In this region, sprawling channel networks stretch from the highlands and drain into ancient lakes — possibly even an ocean. NASA's Perseverance rover is currently exploring one of these sites ...
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Ancient Ten Commandments fragment of 2,000-year-old manuscript to go on display at Reagan Library
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California, has a new exhibit that offers visitors a deeper understanding of ancient Judaism and the early foundations of ...
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Scientists find subtle clues ancient Mars had rainy days, too
For the past four years, NASA's Perseverance rover has rambled over a region of Mars where scientists say a strong river once emptied into a crater, creating a large delta. But for that to have ...