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Swimming: The crowd chant for Becky but get Ledecky
Aug 4th, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - The home fans were chanting 'Becky, Becky' but Katie Ledecky got there first. Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington, the 800 meters freestyle world record holder and golden girl of British swimming after her surprise double gold haul in Beijing four years ago, surrendered her crown to the 15-year-old American. In fact, it was more a case of Ledecky ripping it unceremoniously off her head with a performance that heralded the arrival of another prodigious talent from the other side of the Atlantic. ... (Source: Reuters) -
By Ruma Paul and Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladeshi lawyers and protesters chanted "hang him, hang him" on Monday as the owner of a factory building that collapsed last week killing nearly 400 people was led into court dressed in a helmet and bullet-proof jacket, witnesses said. The drama came as rescue officials said they were ... [Full Article]
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