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Boxing At The 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's Featherweight
The men's featherweight boxing competitions at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England took place between July 30 and August 7 at National Exhibition Centre Hall 4. Featherweights were limited to those boxers weighing less than 57 kilograms. Like all Commonwealth boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of three rounds of three minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. Schedule The schedule is as follows: Results The draw is as follows: Finals Top half Bottom half References External linksResults {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games - Men's Featherweight Boxing at the 2022 Commonwealth Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Exhibition Centre
The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is an exhibition centre located in Marston Green, Solihull, West Midlands, England. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It was opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1976. History The NEC was originally going to be built adjacent to the M1 motorway (junction 21) near Leicester but it was turned down by Leicestershire County Council with claims that "The big shows won't move away from London". The building was designed by Edward Mills. In November 1971, the Secretary of State for the Environment granted outline planning approval for the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. On 16 February 1973, then Prime Minister Edward Heath travelled up from London to cut a white ribbon and initiate its construction. The NEC was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 2 February 1976. Expansion of the complex The seventh hall of the NEC complex, a multi-purpose indoor arena n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niven Chemben
Niven is a surname. It is derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''Mac Cnaimhin''. Hanks; Coates; McClure (2016) p. 1941. Notable people *Archibald C. Niven, US politician * Alan Niven, rock n roll composer, producer and manager Guns n Roses, Great White, The Angels, Clarence Clemons etc *Bryan Niven, US artist *Charles Niven, Scottish mathematician * David Niven, British film actor and author *David Niven, Jr., British film actor *Derek Niven, Scottish footballer *Donald Niven Wheeler, accused Soviet spy *Frances Niven (1949-1997), South African climatologist and speleologist * George Niven, Scottish footballer *Ivan M. Niven, Canadian–American mathematician **Niven's constant, a mathematical constant ** Niven numbers, a mathematical concept ** Niven's theorem **12513 Niven, asteroid named after Ivan M. Niven * James Niven, Scottish physician * Jennifer Niven, American novelist * Jimmy Niven, Scottish footballer *John Niven, Scottish writer *John Niven (footballer), Scottish footballe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Joseph (boxer)
Anthony Joseph (born 12 November 1966 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) is a British/Trinidadian poet, novelist, musician and academic. In 2023, he was awarded the T. S. Eliot Prize for his book ''Sonnets for Albert''. Biography Joseph was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad, where he was raised by his grandparents. He began writing as a young child and cites his main influences as calypso, surrealism, jazz, the spiritual Baptist church that his grandparents attended, and the rhythms of Caribbean speech. Joseph has lived in the United Kingdom since 1989. In September 2004 he was chosen by Renaissance One and Arts Council England as one of 50 Black and Asian writers who have made major contributions to contemporary British literature, appearing in the "A Great Day in London" photograph and performing at the event at the British Library. In April 2005, he served as the British Council's first poet-in-residence at California State University, Los Angeles. Joseph holds a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
