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Meet Hugo Calderano, the Brazilian vegetarian table tennis star who speaks seven languages and can solve a Rubik’s Cube in nine seconds

He speaks seven languages, can solve a Rubik’s Cube in nine seconds on average, and can name the capital of every country.Brazilian 27-year-old Hugo Calderano may be a mental wizard now but at the age of 13, he had to make a potentially life-altering decision. With his parents being physical education teachers, he was into various sports but excelled at two – volleyball and table tennis. They backed him to become a professional athlete, but asked him to pick one sport and focus on it. Being Brazilian, they perhaps thought he would pick volleyball, the country’s second-most popular sport after football. After all, he had participated in regular competitions and was even drafted into the state team while on the other hand, there weren’t too many top Brazilian star paddlers he could look u...
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Olympic Games 2036: Mexico withdraws bid to host the summer games | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Mexico has officially withdrawn its bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games, citing intense competition as the primary reason. The decision was announced by the president of the National Olympic Committee (COM), Maria Jose Alcala, during a sponsors' event on Tuesday. Mexico had initially expressed its intention to host the prestigious event in October 2022.Former Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, alongside the COM, had unveiled Mexico's ambition to host the 2036 Olympics, marking the country's return to the Summer Games after successfully hosting in 1968.However, acknowledging the formidable competition from other nations, including South Korea, India, Egypt, and Qatar, Alcala revealed that Mexico would now shift its focus to bid for the Youth Olympic Games, where they believe they...