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He is also a former commonwealth heavyweight champion

Who became first Indian male wrestler to join MMA?

MMA: Mixed Martial Arts

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Sangram Singh

He was awarded World’s Best Professional Wrestler in South Africa, 2012

  • Former Commonwealth heavyweight champion Sangram Singh has become the first Indian male wrestler to join mixed martial arts.
  • Sangram will be the second Indian overall after Puja Tomar to compete as a MMA fighter for which he has requisite skills being a wrestler.
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THE RING GAME

Surya Sagar won golden ticket to which sports?

Muay meaning: Boxing in Thai

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World League of Fighters

Indian Muay Thai Fighter 1st Indian to secure it.

  • The qualifying event was held at the Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok.
  • Rajesh Banga: Chairman of World League of Fighters.
  • President WBC Muay Thai: Colonel Thanapol Bhakdibhumi
  • Nilesh Singh: Co-Founder of World League of Fighters
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He is from Himachal Pradesh

Who won two gold medals in World Para Athlete Grand Prix?

* Athletics by people with disability

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Saurabh Sharma from Himachal Pradesh

* Won in Nottwil City, Switzerland

  • Won in 155 mtr & 5000 mtr races
  • Sharma is representing the Indian team in the T12 category.
  • He had earlier won seven gold medals at the national level.
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Sreeja Akula wins?

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WTT (World Table Tennis) Contender Singles

First Indian to win in singles crown

Won in Laos

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Who became the highest wicket taker in T20 WC history for West Indies

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Andre Russel

He has taken 29 wickets

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BRICS GAMES 2024 host and mascot?

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Host: Russia
Mascot: Bricsik, the leopard

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BRICS GAMES 2024

  1. MEDAL TALLY
  2. Highest Gold Medal
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TOP: Russia- 509 Medals (266 Gold)
Highest: Maryna Litvinchuk with 5 gold medals in Canoe Sprint

HOST: RUSSIA

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BRICS GAMES 2024

INDIA: 29 MEDALS

3 GOLD, 6 SILVER, 20 BRONZE

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Gold Medals
1. Women’s 48kg category Chinese Martial Art Wushu Sanda - Aparna Dahiya
2. 48kg Boxing: Minakshi
3. 50kg Boxing: Anamika

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Who became world’s first to hit 200 sixes in T20Is

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Rohit Sharma

most sixes by an Indian in an T20 WC

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Whos been appointed as President of Professional Golf Tour of India

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Kapil Dev

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Who won F1 Grand Prix (GP), 2024

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Austrian GP: George Russell
British GP: Lewis Hamilton
Monaco GP: Charles Lecrec
Miami GP: Lando Norris
Australian GP: Carlos Sainz
Canadian GP & Emilia Romagna GP: Max Verstappen
Spanish GP: Verstappen
Hungarian GP: Oscar Piastri
Belgian GP: Lewis Hamilton

Mnemonics: IF you are hungry, eat pastry for OSCAR PIASTRI

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T20 WORLD CUP 2024

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IND vs SA
INDIA WON BY 7 RUNS

Held at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, Carribean

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He is 5 times world champion

Leon Masters Chess Title won by?

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Vishwanathan Anand wins it for 10th time

Held at Spain

He defeated Spain

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Under 23 Asian Wrestling Championship, 2024

Held at Jordan

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India won 8 medals: 4 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze

GOLD MEDALS: Abhimanyu, Jointy, Sahil, Aniruddh

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ICC T20I all rounder ranking?

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Hardik Pandya: First Indian to occupy top spot

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Who won Grand Prix of Spain in Madrid GOLD MEDAL under women’s 50kg category

Grand Prix of Spain: International Wrestling Championship

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Vinesh Phogat, Indian wrestler

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Asian Championship: Who won and in which category from India?

Held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Dhruv Sitwala: Men Billiards
Anupama Ramchandran: Women Snooker

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Asian Squash Championship

Held in Johor, Malaysia

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  1. Abhay Singh & Velavan Senthilkumar: Gold in Men’s doubles
  2. Abhay Singh & Joshna: Mixed Doubles
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Badminton: Saint Denis Renunion Open Championship, 2024

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Tasnim Mir: Women’s Singles
Tarun Mannepalli: Men’s singles

Won Clinch Single Titles

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Who sets new national record in 3000 Mtr Steeplechase

at Paris Diamond League in France

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Avinash Sable: Stands sixth by Finishing in 8 mins 9 secs & 91 hundredth of a sec

WON BY ABRHAM SIME of Ethopia

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YAROSLAVA MAHUCHIKH

She is from Ukraine

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She broke the highest world record in high jump

In paris diamond league, she reached 2.10 mts height, breaking the old record of 2.09 mts after 40 years

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Indian Men’s Cricket Team Head Coach

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Gautam Gambhir

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Who is the first in England and third in world to complete 6000 runs & 200 wickets in Test Cricket Matches

1ST AND 2ND CRICKETERS: Garry Sobers & Jaques Kallis

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BEN STOKES

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Who bought Royal Tigers Racing Team?

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Sourav Ganguly

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Wimbledon Tennis
Women Singles: Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) Men Singles: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) ## Footnote Women Singles Runner: Jasmine (Italy) Men Singles Runner: Novak (Serbia) Majority of the time who has won the title is Roger Federer: 8 times
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**Grandslam Tournaments** 1. Australian Open - Mid Jan 2. French Open - May-June 3. Wimbledon - June-July 4. US Open - Aug-Sept ## Footnote * Australian & US open played on hard courts; French on clay; Wimbledon on grass * Wimbledon is the oldest
**Winners of singles:** 1. Australia: Women: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) Men: Jannik Sinner (Italy) 2. French: Women: Iga Świątek (Poland) Men: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) ## Footnote MOST GRAND SLAM WINS Men: Novak Women: Margaret
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UEFA European Football Championship | At Berlin, GERMANY
SPAIN defeat England
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COPA AMERICA WON BY?
ARGENTINA defeated Columbia
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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF LEGENDS (of ex-players of cricket) | FINALE HELD IN BIRMINGHAM
INDIA CHAMPIONS WON OVER PAK Champions
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35th International Biology Olympiad | IN KAZAKHSTAN
INDIA WON 1 GOLD AND 3 SILVER MEDALS: 1. Vedant Sakre: Gold Medal 2. Ishan, Shrijit & Yashaswini: Silver Medal
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International Footballer announced retirement?
Thomas Muller: was instrumental in Germany's 2014 world cup victory
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Who won bronze medal in World Junior Squash Championships 2024 | In Houston, Texas
Shaurya Bawa
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How many gold medals India won in International Math Olympiad ## Footnote Held at Bath, United Kingdom
4 OUT OF 108 Participating Countries 4 GOLD & 1 SILVER ## Footnote GOLD: Rushil, Ananda, Adhitya & Kanav SILVER: Arjun Gupta
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(Association of Tennis Professionals) ATP Swiss OPEN doubles title winner?
INDIA'S Yuki Bhambri & FRENCH partner Albano won the doubles title of TENNIS tournament ## Footnote Men's Singles Trophy: Nuno Borges
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Who won Summer Athletics Competition, 2024 in Warsaw
Kiran Pahal won GOLD MEDAL in 200m
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Who secured first in Hungarian Grand Prix F2 race?
KUSH MAINI
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Coach of INDIAN MEN'S FOOTBALL TEAM?
Manolo Marquez
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Who won All India Football Federation Awards, 2024 for outstanding achievements in Indian Football 2023-24
Lallianzuala Chhangte & Indumathi: Male & Female Players of the Year
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Who are the first Indian players elected for Tennis Hall of Fame?
Leander Paes & Amritraj
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# **W**; Under 10 First female racer ever to win a race at the Rotax Challenge International Trophy
Atiqa Mir, from Srinagar: 9 years old girl
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# **W** India's highest T-20I Run Getter in Women cricket
Harampreet Kaur
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Who sets ODI record; takes 7 wickets for 21 ## Footnote In ICC Men's Cricket ODI WorldCup League 2
Scotland's Charlie Cassell ## Footnote against Oman
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Who is the runner of FCG (Future Champions GOLF) World Junior Golf Championship? | Held in California
Neil Jolly
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# **OLYMPICS**** Next Few Cards are IMPORTANT: Olympics 2024** FIRSTS IN OLYMPICS ## Footnote The first celebration of the modern Olympic Games took place in GREECE in 1896
* India first participated in the Olympics in 1900 in Paris. The first Indian contingent at the Olympics was in 1920. * At the Helsinki 1952 Olympics, wrestler KD Jadhav made history by clinching India's first individual Olympic medal, a bronze * Abhinav Bindra was the first Indian to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event at Beijing 2008: Now he became the Olympic Order * In 2020, Neeraj Chopra won a gold
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# **OLYMPICS** PARIS OLYMPICS 2024 MEDAL FACTS
1. Diameter: 85mm ; Thickness: 9.2mm 2. Weight: Gold - 529g; Silver - 525g; Bronze - 455g 3. Blue Ribbon: Summer Olympics; Red Ribbon: Parlympics 4. Back Side of Medal: Greek Victory Goddess - Athena Nike, Eiffel Tower, Panathenaic Stadium, Acropolis of Athens ## Footnote Sports removed this time: BaseBall, Softball & Karate 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, US 2034 Winter Olympics to be held at Salt Lake City, US
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# **OLYMPICS** PARIS 2024 MASCOT? ## Footnote MOTTO OF OLYMPICS 2024: Alone we go faster, but together we go further. "Games wide open” is the slogan of the Olympics this year.
THE PHRYGES ## Footnote It is a cap which is known for the symbol of French liberation The cap stands for freedom, identity & spirit
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# **OLYMPICS** Who is Paris Olympics 2024's opening cermony **Flagbearer and Chef-de-mission** from India? ## Footnote 117 Athletes from India
Falgbearer - Women: PV SINDHU Men: SHARAT KAMAL Chef-de-mission - GAGAN NARANG ## Footnote * Gagan Narang: Four Time Olympian, 2012: 10m Air Rifle Bronze Medallist * PV Sindhu: Silver & Bronze Medallist in Badminton, Padma Bhushan award in 2021 * Sharath Kamal: 3 time commonweath games medallist in Table Tennis
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# **OLYMPICS** Closing Cermony Flag Bearer?
Manu Bhaker & Sreejesh
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# **OLYMPICS** **PARIS OLYMPICS 2024 WINNERS**
1. Manu Bhaker: Bronze in Women's 10M Air Pistol (First women shooter to win in Olympics) 2. Manu Bhaker & Sarbjot Singh: Bronze medal in 10m air pistol mixed doubles 3. Swapnil Kusale shoots bronze, India's 3rd medal at the Games, Men’s 50m rifle 3 position event 4. Aman Sehrawat: Bronze in wrestling, men's freestyle 57kg category 5. Neeraj Chopra: Silver 6. Hockey: Bronze ## Footnote Hockey team Captain: Harampreet Singh: Top Goal scorer (10 Goals) Goalkeeper: PR Sreejesh (announce retirement) Indian Hockey Team beats Spain in 2-1 score Aman Sehrawat: Youngest Olympic Medallist, U23 WORLD CHAMPION at the age 19
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# **OLYMPICS** Who became the first Indian to reach Olympic Badminton Men's Singles Semi-Final
Lakshya Sen
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# **OLYMPICS** Who became the first Indian men to reach Men's 3000m Steeplechase finals
AVINASH SABLE
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# **OLYMPICS** Who made the world record in Olympics Pole Vault for the ninth time?
Armand Mando Duplantis from Sweden: Won Gold ## Footnote 1. Women winner: N Knnedy, Australia
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# **OLYMPICS** Who won 100M Gold in closest finish?
Noah Lyles, American won by 5000 of a second
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# **OLYMPICS** Youngest Referee from India At Paris Olympics
Lt.Col. Kabilan Sai Ashok ## Footnote * Boxing Referee * First Indian to have represented as a player & now as referee * Former President of World Military Boxing Council (First Indian to become President)
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Vinesh Phogat
* She defeated 50kg Champion Japan's Yui Susaki and reached finale to fight against US's Sarah Ann * She got disqualified for her weight (100gms more)
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# **OLYMPICS** Who won 2 medals in the same olympics pre-independence?
Norman Pritchard: Silver Medal in 200m sprint & 200m Hurdles: won in 1900
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# **OLYMPICS** Who was the first women in India to win Olympic medal?
Karnam Malleswari in Weightlifting 54 kg: Bronze medal in 2000 Olympics
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# **OLYMPICS** Who won Gold in Tennis in Paris Olympics 2024
Novak Djokovic, Serbia ## Footnote * He defeated Carlos, Spain * Novak has also done a record by winning 24 Grand Slam Titles * He is the oldest man to win singles Gold * He joined Andre Agassi, Rafel Nadel, Steffi & Serena to win all 4 Grand Slam Titles as well as Gold in Olympics
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Who is the first female swimmer to win 4 Gold Medals at 4 different Olympics ## Footnote 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024
Katie Ledecky from USA | 1500 m freestyle swimming category ## Footnote 1. She has won maximum number of medals in swimming that is 13 medals, among which 8 medals are gold 2. Maximum number of gold medals won in swimming is by Jenny: 8 gold medals and now Katie also joins the club
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Mumbai Cricket Association youngest ever president
Ajinkya Naik
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New T20I Captain of INDIA?
SURYA KUMAR YADAV
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MEN'S FIFA WORLD RANKING
INDIA: 124TH POSITION First: ARGENTINA Second: France
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Who won Women's Asia Cup 2024, CRICKET
SRILANKA beats India in finale
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54th International PHYISICS Olympiad, 2024 held at Iran | 2 GOLD & 3 SILVER FOR INDIA
GOLD: Rhytm Kedia & Ved Lahoti SILVER: Akarsh Raj Sahay, Bhavya Tiwari & Jaiveer Singh ## Footnote INDIA: 4TH position in total tally China Tops
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56th International CHEMISTRY Olympiad, 2024 | 1 GOLD , 2 SILVER & A BRONZE ## Footnote HELD at Riyad, Saudi Arabia
Devesh Bhaiyya: GOLD Avaneesh: Silver Harshin: Silver Kashyap: Bronze
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Who became the youngest & fastest female para swimmer to swim solo across the English Channel
Jia Rai, 16yrs old: 34km stretch ## Footnote She has also been awarded Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2022
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Facts about Rohan Bopanna | He announces retirement after Paris Olympics
Indian Tennis Player Asian Games (2022): Gold Medal in Mixed doubles event Asian Games (2018): Gold Medal in Men's doubles 2024: Oldest Man to to win a Grand Slam Title in Open Era of Tennis 2017: Won first Grand Slam Title French Open 2017
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Ashwini Ponappa, Badminton Player | She announces retirement after Paris Olympics
* Gold Medal: 2010 Comonwealth Games * Bronze 2011: Ashwini & Jwala: First Indian pair to win World Championships * Bronze: Asian Championships, 2014 & Uber Cup, 2014-16
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Who will host Men's Asia Cup Cricket, 2025
INDIA
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Who is the next President of Asian Cricket Council?
Mohsin Naqvi
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Who became the first Indian to join Paarl Royals, South African League?
Dinesh Kartik ## Footnote 1. He retired in june 2. Former wicket keeper Batter 2. He is mento cum batting coach of RCB
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Who wins CAVA (Central Asian Volleyball Association) Women's Volleyball Nation's League? ## Footnote HOST: NEPAL
India wins it for second time beating Nepal ## Footnote India: Gold Nepal: Silver Iran: Bronze

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