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3⁄4 in) (2014) The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball —the shot —as far as possible. For men, the sport has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival (1896), and women's competition began in 1948 . Demonstration of the spin technique in shot put.
The participation of transgender people in competitive sports, a traditionally sex-segregated institution, [1] is a controversial issue, particularly the inclusion of transgender women and girls in women's sports . Opponents argue that transgender women have an unfair advantage over, and may endanger, cisgender women in competitive sports due ...
Retrieved 8 May 2023. ^ Knight, Brett. "The World's 10 Highest-Paid Athletes: Lionel Messi leads a group that collectively earned more than $990 million in 12 months, with the bar for entry higher than ever". Forbes. Retrieved 11 May 2022. ^ Knight, Brett.
Athlete A is a 2020 American documentary film about the USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal.Directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, the documentary follows a team of investigative journalists from The Indianapolis Star as they broke the story of doctor Larry Nassar sexually assaulting young female gymnasts and the subsequent allegations that engulfed USA Gymnastics (USAG) and its then-CEO Steve Penny.
Mo Farah. Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah [7] CBE OLY (born Hussein Abdi Kahin; [8] 23 March 1983) is a Somali-born British retired long-distance runner. Considered one of the greatest runners of all time, his ten global championship gold medals (four Olympic and six World titles) make him the most successful male track distance runner ever, and ...
Arthroplasty (literally " [re-]forming of joint ") is an orthopedic surgical procedure where the articular surface of a musculoskeletal joint is replaced, remodeled, or realigned by osteotomy or some other procedure. It is an elective procedure that is done to relieve pain and restore function to the joint after damage by arthritis or some ...
L. Carl Martin "Rekkles" Erik Larsson - league of legends. Gabriel Landeskog - ice hockey player. Adam Larsson - ice hockey player. Gunnar Larsson - swimmer. Henrik Larsson - football player. Eric Lemming - track and field athlete. Nimrod Levi - Israeli-Swedish basketball player. Nicklas Lidström - ice hockey player.
Arthroscopy (also called arthroscopic or keyhole surgery) is a minimally invasive surgical procedure on a joint in which an examination and sometimes treatment of damage is performed using an arthroscope, an endoscope that is inserted into the joint through a small incision. Arthroscopic procedures can be performed during ACL reconstruction.