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Bernadette Ravina
Bernadette Perrine-Ravina (born 18 February 1975) is a retired Mauritian javelin thrower. She won the bronze medal at the 1995 All-Africa Games, the silver medal at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie, the silver medal at the 1998 African Championships, finished sixth at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie, won the bronze medal at the 2002 African Championships, finished eighth at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, sixth at the 2006 African Championships, seventh at the 2010 African Championships, fourth at the 2011 All-Africa Games and seventh at the 2012 African Championships. She also won the 1998 and 2003 Indian Ocean Island Games. As a shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...ter she finished fifth at the 1998 African Championships. Her personal best throw is 54 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauritius
Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga and St. Brandon. The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion (a French overseas department), are part of the Mascarene Islands. The main island of Mauritius, where most of the population is concentrated, hosts the capital and largest city, Port Louis. The country spans and has an exclusive economic zone covering . Arab sailors were the first to discover the uninhabited island, around 975, and they called it ''Dina Arobi''. The earliest discovery was in 1507 by Portuguese sailors, who otherwise took little interest in the islands. The Dutch took possession in 1598, establishing a succession of short-lived settlements over a period of about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |