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Paralympian Melissa Tapper qualifies for the Olympics
Table tennis player Melissa Tapper has become the first Australian Paralympian to qualify for the Olympic Games.
The year-old secured her place through the Oceania qualifying tournament in Australia, beating Fiji's Grace Yee , , ,
"I can't believe I'm a part of Australian sporting history," she said.
Tapper was born with nerve damage to her right shoulder and arm and wears a brace on her arm to help stabilise her serve.
"I was ridiculously nervous before my matches today," she added. "I am so excited and stoked with this result, it has come from a lot of hard work, a lot of dedication and a lot of support.
"Rio is going to be an experience of a lifetime. I want to do the best I can in the Olympics and win gold in the Paralympics."
Tapper, who has already qualified for the Rio Paralympics, missed out on a medal on her Paralympic debut in London, where she finished fourth
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By Maryam Qarehgozlou &#; Press TV
Azam Sanaei, the year-old captain of the Iranian women’s ice hockey grupp, has just returned from Thailand where her grupp ended up as the runner-up in the IIHF Ice Hockey Women&#;s Asia and region i stilla havet Championship.
After impressive performances against formidable opponents throughout the tournament, the Iranian grupp went down fighting in the summit clash against reigning mästare and hosts Thailand
On the road to finals, Sanei’s girls defeated India , Kuwait , Kyrgyzstan , United Arab Emirates and Singapore , conceding only one goal in five exciting games.
It was the IIHF debut for Team Melli, and they managed to create history in their first foray.
Speaking to the Press TV website, the proud skipper said the impressive result shows the women’s ice hockey grupp “holds enormous potential”.
“Undoubtedly, the Iranian women’s ice hockey team holds great potential, and if we keep on doing a good job, we will definitely get a gold medal in the nex
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- that Duke Kahanamoku won the m freestyle at the Olympics after the eventual silver medallist Cecil Healy lobbied against Duke's semifinal disqualification for turning up late?
- that John Davies, the U.S. District Court judge who presided over the trial of a group of LAPD officers in the Rodney King incident, won gold for Australia in the m breaststroke at the Olympics?
- that Kevin Berry, former Pictorial Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, won the m butterfly at the Summer Olympics?
- that Kevin O'Halloran, a swimming gold medallist at the Summer Olympics, died after accidentally tripping and shooting himself?