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  2. Martin Pistorius - Wikipedia

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    Martin Pistorius (born 31 December 1975) is a South African man who had locked-in syndrome and was unable to move or communicate for 12 years. When he was 12, he began losing voluntary motor control and eventually fell into a vegetative state for three years. He began regaining consciousness around age 16 and achieved full consciousness by age ...

  3. Violence in sports - Wikipedia

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    Violence in sports usually refers to violent and often unnecessarily harmful intentional physical acts committed during, or motivated by, a sports game, often in relation to contact sports such as American football, ice hockey, rugby football, lacrosse, association football, boxing, mixed martial arts, wrestling, and water polo and, when referring to the players themselves, often involving ...

  4. List of violent spectator incidents in sports - Wikipedia

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    Footage appears to show Lampard's teammate Didier Drogba stomping on Smith after Chelsea's fitness coach Rui Faria had wrestled Smith to the ground. [130] May 23 – During an AHL playoff game, Kip Brennan of the Hershey Bears engaged in a fight with a drunk Manchester Monarchs fan who had attacked him in the penalty box, and ripped the fan's T ...

  5. 'American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez': How violence, drugs ...

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    Now the “American Crime Story” producing team is branching out with “American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez,” a 10-episode retelling of Hernandez’s life and death based on the Globe’s ...

  6. UN special rapporteur on violence against women criticises ...

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    The UN’s special rapporteur on violence against women and girls (VAWG) has condemned the decision to allow Imane Khelif to compete in women’s boxing at the Olympics, with MPs and JK Rowling ...

  7. 'Ghost Boy' Martin Pistorius gives first American television ...

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    Martin Pistorius was just 12 years old when his health unexpectedly and mysteriously started to decline. From there, he went into a coma-like state for 12 years, but awoke to tell an amazing story.

  8. Athletes and domestic violence in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Domestic violence perpetrated by male athletes upon their intimate partners or family members is one of the most common off-field crimes that affects sports administration. [ citation needed ] Efforts are undertaken by sporting leagues, governments, and viewers to address domestic violence incidents committed by athletes that come to the ...

  9. Oscar Pistorius release: A reminder of South Africa's ... - AOL

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    The freeing on parole of the ex-athlete reignites the discussion about violence against women in South Africa. Oscar Pistorius release: A reminder of South Africa's femicide problem Skip to main ...