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* ... that angling was once an Olympic sport?

* ... that [[angling]] '''[[Angling at the 1900 Summer Olympics|was once an Olympic sport]]'''?

* ... that Rosemary Miller won her state's skeet shooting championship one year after learning the sport, and then won a state shooting championship in all but two years for the rest of her life?

* ... that '''[[Rosemary Miller]]''' won her state's [[skeet shooting]] championship one year after learning the sport, and then won a state shooting championship in all but two years for the rest of her life?

* ... that American Colossus is a biography of a man who was "the most famous sportsman in the world" and "the most forgotten great athlete in American history"?

* ... that '''''[[American Colossus: Big Bill Tilden and the Creation of Modern Tennis|American Colossus]]''''' is a biography of a man who was "the most famous sportsman in the world" and "the most forgotten great athlete in American history"?

* ... that between 1985 and 1988, Televerket spent 2 million kronor paying youth sports teams to monitor payphones for vandalism?

* ... that between 1985 and 1988, [[Televerket (Sweden)|Televerket]] spent 2 million kronor paying youth sports teams to '''[[Stoppa sabbet|monitor payphones for vandalism]]'''?

* ... that when DarkZero contracted Xynew, his teammates highlighted his "communication skills and game brain", which they deemed unusual for a controller player?

* ... that when '''[[DarkZero Esports|DarkZero]]''' contracted Xynew, his teammates highlighted his "communication skills and game brain", which they deemed unusual for a controller player?

* ... that Arthur Fulton was a sniper in the First World War and described as "the most famous rifle shot the world has ever known"?

* ... that '''[[Arthur Fulton (sport shooter)|Arthur Fulton]]''' was a sniper in the First World War and described as "the most famous rifle shot the world has ever known"?

* ... that 17-year-old women's basketball player Zhang Ziyu is at least 220 centimetres (7 ft 3 in) tall?

* ... that 17-year-old women's basketball player '''[[Zhang Ziyu]]''' is at least {{conv|220|cm|ftin}} tall?

* ... that thirty years after playing his first season for the Miami Hurricanes, J. D. Arteaga became the team's head coach in 2024?

* ... that thirty years after playing his first season for the [[Miami Hurricanes baseball|Miami Hurricanes]], '''[[J. D. Arteaga|J. D. Arteaga]]''' became the team's head coach in 2024?

* ... that football player Julian Lewis received offers to play college football before he had attended high school?

* ... that football player '''[[Julian Lewis (American football)|Julian Lewis]]''' received offers to play [[college football]] before he had attended high school?

* ... that football player Gordon Cooper performed so well that "the adjective supply [was] exhausted" in trying to describe him?

* ... that football player '''[[Gordon Cooper (American football)|Gordon Cooper]]''' performed so well that "the adjective supply [was] exhausted" in trying to describe him?

* ... that Cleo Hill Jr. coached the college basketball team for which his father played more than 60 years earlier?

* ... that '''[[Cleo Hill Jr.|Cleo Hill Jr.]]''' coached the [[college basketball]] team for which his father played more than 60 years earlier?

* ... that after Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck promised victory, he threw an interception that lost the game?

* ... that after [[Seattle Seahawks]] quarterback [[Matt Hasselbeck]] '''[[We want the ball and we're going to score!|promised victory]]''', he threw an [[interception]] that lost the game?

* ... that tennis player Arthur Ashe only realized that his doubles partner Larry Nagler was Jewish when he was invited to Nagler's home for lox and bagels?

* ... that tennis player [[Arthur Ashe]] only realized that his doubles partner '''[[Larry Nagler]]''' was Jewish when he was invited to Nagler's home for lox and bagels?

* ... that in high school, tennis player Sara Daavettila went an entire season without losing a game?

* ... that in high school, tennis player '''[[Sara Daavettila]]''' went an entire season without losing a [[Tennis scoring system#Game score|game]]?

* ... that during her 2023 season, Aryna Sabalenka became the first woman since Serena Williams in 2016 to reach the semifinals at all four majors in a season?

* ... that during '''[[2023 Aryna Sabalenka tennis season|her 2023 season]]''', [[Aryna Sabalenka]] became the first woman since [[Serena Williams]] in 2016 to reach the semifinals at all four [[Grand Slam (tennis)|majors]] in a season?

* ... that CBS executive Laurence Tisch found out on a tennis court in the U.S. Virgin Islands that rival network NBC had bought his company's affiliate station in Miami?

* ... that [[CBS]] executive [[Laurence Tisch]] found out on a tennis court in the [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]] that rival network [[NBC]] had '''[[1989 South Florida television affiliation switch|bought his company's affiliate station in Miami]]'''?

* ... that Brian Kalbas helped recruit the player who would replace him in the number-one spot on his college tennis team?

* ... that '''[[Brian Kalbas]]''' helped recruit the player who would replace him in the number-one spot on his college tennis team?

* ... that both siblings of number-one NCAA Division I tennis player Fiona Crawley also played college tennis?

* ... that both siblings of number-one [[NCAA Division I]] tennis player '''[[Fiona Crawley]]''' also played college tennis?

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* ... that American Colossus is a biography of a man who was "the most famous sportsman in the world" and "the most forgotten great athlete in American history"?

* ... that '''''[[American Colossus: Big Bill Tilden and the Creation of Modern Tennis|American Colossus]]''''' is a biography of a man who was "the most famous sportsman in the world" and "the most forgotten great athlete in American history"?

* ... that Olympian Ryu Sung-hyun taught himself gymnastics for four years because his father did not want him to become an athlete?

* ... that Olympian '''[[Ryu Sung-hyun]]''' taught himself gymnastics for four years because his father did not want him to become an athlete?

* ... that Ronald MacDonald was allegedly drugged with chloroform during the 1901 Boston Marathon, sabotaging his race?

* ... that [[Ronald MacDonald (athlete)|Ronald MacDonald]] was allegedly [[Chloroform#Pharmacology|drugged with chloroform]] during the '''[[1901 Boston Marathon]]''', sabotaging his race?

* ... that after failing to qualify for prestigious races as an athlete, Mounir Akbache became a rabbit?

* ... that after failing to qualify for prestigious races as an athlete, '''[[Mounir Akbache]]''' became a [[Pacemaker (running)|rabbit]]?

* ... that Max Eisenbud helped make Maria Sharapova the world's highest-paid female athlete for more than a decade?

* ... that '''[[Max Eisenbud]]''' helped make [[Maria Sharapova]] the world's highest-paid female athlete for more than a decade?

* ... that Drew Golz, who was Baseball Academic All-American of the Year and Soccer Academic All-American of the Year, became the first male student athlete to be named Academic All-American of the year for two sports at the same time?

* ... that '''[[Drew Golz]]''', who was '''[[List of Baseball Academic All-America Team Members of the Year|Baseball Academic All-American of the Year]]''' and '''[[List of Men's Soccer Academic All-America Team Members of the Year|Soccer Academic All-American of the Year]]''', became the first male [[student athlete]] to be named [[Academic All-America]]n of the year for two sports at the same time?

* ... that Olympian Ryu Sung-hyun taught himself gymnastics for four years because his father did not want him to become an athlete?

* ... that Olympian '''[[Ryu Sung-hyun]]''' taught himself gymnastics for four years because his father did not want him to become an athlete?

* ... that the 2024 inductees to the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame include a man with Down syndrome who has lifted 425 pounds (193 kg), an "average gymnast" turned Olympics judge, a "preeminent sportswriter", the state's "greatest high hurdler", the "inventor" of the modern sports mascot, a record-setting 10-year-old, a champion gymnast, an Olympic field hockey player, and a pro baseball player in five countries?

* ... that the 2024 inductees to the [[Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame]] include a '''[[Jonathan Stoklosa|man with Down syndrome]]''' who has lifted 425 pounds (193 kg), an '''[[Cheryl Hamilton|"average gymnast"]]''' turned Olympics judge, a '''[[Kevin Tresolini|"preeminent sportswriter"]]''', the state's '''[[Eric Cannon|"greatest high hurdler"]]''', the '''[[David Raymond|"inventor"]]''' of the modern sports mascot, a record-setting '''[[Gary Chelosky|10-year-old]]''', a '''[[Marcy Levine|champion gymnast]]''', an Olympic '''[[Caitlin Van Sickle|field hockey player]]''', and a '''[[Cliff Brumbaugh|pro baseball player]]''' in five countries?

* ... that gymnast Samir Aït Saïd performed a backflip as the French team walked in during the 2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony?

* ... that gymnast '''[[Samir Aït Saïd]]''' performed a [[Flip (acrobatic)|backflip]] as the French team walked in during the [[2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]]?

* ... that basketball player Joanne McCarthy and her actress sister Jenny did gymnastics and bowling in their youth?

* ... that basketball player '''[[Joanne McCarthy (basketball)|Joanne McCarthy]]''' and her actress sister [[Jenny McCarthy|Jenny]] did gymnastics and bowling in their youth?

* ... that Charlize Mörz became the first Austrian female gymnast to win a gold medal in the FIG World Cup series in 2024?

* ... that '''[[Charlize Mörz]]''' became the first Austrian female gymnast to win a gold medal in the [[Artistic Gymnastics World Cup|FIG World Cup series]] in 2024?

* ... that gymnast Andrei Muntean was Romania's first Youth Olympic Games champion?

* ... that gymnast '''[[Andrei Muntean]]''' was Romania's first [[Youth Olympic Games]] champion?