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9 minutes ago, Monzanator said:

WRC rally driver :IRL Craig Breen died in a testing crash ahead of Rally Croatia today :(

What the hell....

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2 minutes ago, Dragon said:

Jim Fox, a member of Great Britain's 1976 gold medal modern pentathlon team, died yesterday at the age of 81.

He had been suffering from Parkinson's Disease for nearly 30 years

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,REST IN PEACE YOU LEGEND

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On 4/29/2023 at 9:49 AM, Dragon said:

Jim Fox, a member of Great Britain's 1976 gold medal modern pentathlon team, died yesterday at the age of 81.

He had been suffering from Parkinson's Disease for nearly 30 years

Wow, that’s someone whom everyone of my generation knew.  We only won three golds in 76, so Modern Pentathlon suddenly became a huge story.  5 disciplines in 5 days - the world was younger then.  Also there was a bad guy - Boris Onischenko :URS fencing cheat!  :redcard:

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14 minutes ago, Grassmarket said:

Wow, that’s someone whom everyone of my generation knew.  We only won three golds in 76, so Modern Pentathlon suddenly became a huge story.  5 disciplines in 5 days - the world was younger then.  Also there was a bad guy - Boris Onischenko :URS fencing cheat!  :redcard:

The cheating was quite something,It is sad to Hear that fox was suffering so much,was clearly a great guy

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