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Apr 2020

Apr 08, 2024

Olympic Champion Valerie Adams Ambassador for TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2024

Shot putter and two-time Olympic medalist, Valerie Adams, was named the International Event Ambassador for the 16th edition of the Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bengaluru, to be held on April 28, 2024.
Valerie Adams from New Zealand is arguably the most successful female shot putter of all time. Across her five Olympic appearances, she has won two gold medals (in 2008 and 2012), a silver (in 2016), and a bronze medal (in 2020). Adams is also a four-time World Champion, four-time World Indoor Champion, and three-time Commonwealth Games winner.
She is the only woman to have won world championships at the youth, junior, and senior levels, and the first woman to win four consecutive individual titles at the World Championships. In 2014, Adams was honoured with the IAAF World Athlete of the Year title.

Britain's 'Hardest Geezer' Becomes First Person to Run Entire Length of Africa

Ultramarathoner Russ Cook, known as 'Hardest Geezer', from Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom became the first person to run the full length of Africa after he crossed the finish line in Ras Angela, Tunisia, the most northern point of the African continent, nearly a year after he started.
Cook not only became the first person to run the full length of Africa but also raised more than £600,000 ($758,280) for charity.
He began his 16,000-kilometre journey, on April 22, 2023, from South Africa's most southerly point, Cape Agulhas and nearly a year later, he has run the distance of about 376 marathons.
Cook raised money for two charities, the Running Charity and Sandblast, through the Project Africa venture.

Apr 07, 2024

111-year-old Briton, World's New Oldest Man

The world's oldest living man, 111-year-old Briton John Tinniswood, said that his longevity was just luck and there was no special secret to his diet - although his favourite food was fish and chips every Friday.
Tinniswood, who has been retired for more than half a century, inherited the Guinness World Records title from Venezuelan Juan Vicente Perez Mora, 114, whose death was announced earlier in the first week of April.
Guinness World Records said in a statement that Tinniswood's claim to the record was assessed by its experts and by the Gerontology Research Group, which catalogues the world's confirmed "supercentenarians".

Apr 04, 2024

World's Oldest Man, Juan Vicente Pérez, Dies at 114

Venezuelan Juan Vicente Perez Mora, certified in 2022 by Guinness World Records as the oldest man in the world, died at the age of 114.
Perez was officially confirmed as the oldest man alive on February 4, 2022, when he was 112 years and 253 days old, according to Guinness.
Pérez had a huge family. He had 6 sons and 5 daughters. By 2022, he also had 41 grandchildren.

Apr 02, 2024

World War-II Veteran Subedar Thanseia Dies

One of the few surviving World War veterans in the country, Subedar Thanseia passed away. He was 102.
The distinguished veteran was from Mizoram and had been part of the Army's Assam Regiment.
He is well known for his valour at the Battle of Kohima during World War II and his role in establishing the legacy of the 1st Assam Regiment during their deployment at Jessami.

Apr 01, 2024

Veteran Actress Barbara Rush Passes Away

Veteran Hollywood actor Barbara Rush died in Los Angeles at the age of 97.
Rush was known for her roles in 'It Came from Outer Space' and 'Peyton Place'. The news of her death was shared by her daughter and Fox News Channel correspondent, Claudia Cowan. "My wonderful mother passed away peacefully. It's fitting she chose to leave on Easter as it was one of her favourite holidays and now, of course, Easter will have a deeper significance for me and my family", she told Fox News Digital.
Rush won a Golden Globe Award in 1954 for the most promising newcomer in 'It Came from Outer Space'. Her career spanned across seven decades and has appeared in numerous films and television shows. She featured alongside actors such as Paul Newman, Rock Hudson, Dean Martin, Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra and Richard Burton.
Barbara Rush garnered increased recognition following her role in the critically acclaimed 1956 drama 'Bigger Than Life', where she starred opposite James Mason.

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