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Francisco Sánchez Martínez
Francisco Sánchez Martínez (5 August 1967 – 13 February 2022) was a Colombian long-distance runner who specialized in mountain running. He won the bronze medal at the 1991 World Mountain Running Trophy and won the Sierre-Zinal the same year. Biography Born in Bogotá, Sánchez practiced football and cycling in his youth. Due to his lack of professional skill in the sports, he took up running at the age of 20. He emerged as an elite runner in 1991, winning the Colombian Mountain Running Championship organized by Jairo Correa. The Colombian Athletics Federation sent him to Switzerland to take part in the Sierre-Zinal the same year, in which he emerged victorious and set a new course record. He outraced Correa at the in Colombia. At the World Mountain Running Trophy in 1991, he led for much of the race, but was overtaken by late and eventually finished third. In 1992, Sánchez again attempted to break the record at the Sierre-Zinal and started strong, but faltered in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogotá
Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city of Colombia, and one of the largest cities in the world. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the political, economic, administrative, and industrial center of the country. Bogotá was founded as the capital of the New Kingdom of Granada on 6 August 1538 by Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada after a harsh expedition into the Andes conquering the Muisca, the indigenous inhabitants of the Altiplano. Santafé (its name after 1540) became the seat of the government of the Spanish Royal Audiencia of the New Kingdom of Granada (cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Running
Mountain running is a sports discipline which takes place mainly off-road in mountainous terrain, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. In this it differs from fell running; also its courses are more clearly marked and avoid dangerous sections. It is a form of trail running if it is run on unpaved surfaces. Mountain running is a combination of running, jogging, and walking, depending on how steep the trail is. It is recognized by World Athletics and governed by the World Mountain Running Association that since 1985 organizes World Mountain Running Championships, world championships. International federation The World Mountain Running Association (WMRA) is the global governing body of mountain running. For World Athletics purposes, mountain running takes place on terrain that is mainly off-road, but if there is significant elevation gain on the route, surfaced roads may be used. Courses involve considerable amounts of ascent (for mainl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 World Mountain Running Trophy
The 1991 World Mountain Running Championships was the 7th edition of the global mountain running competition, World Mountain Running Championships, organised by the World Mountain Running Association and was held in Zermatt, Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ... on 8 September 1991. Results Men Distance 17.3 km, difference in height 1500 m (climb). Men team Men short distance Men short distance team Men junior Men junior team Women Women team References External links World Mountain Running Associationofficial web site {{WMRA Championships World Mountain Running Championships World Long Distance Mountain Running ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierre-Zinal
The Sierre-Zinal race is an annual mountain running race that takes place in the Swiss canton of Valais each August. It is also known as the race of five 4000ers ("La course des cinq 4000"), as five peaks over four thousand meters are visible along its path: Weisshorn (4506 m), Zinalrothorn (4221 m), Obergabelhorn (4073 m), Matterhorn (4478 m), and Dent Blanche The Dent Blanche is a mountain in the Pennine Alps, lying in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. At -high, it is one of the highest peaks in the Alps. Naming The original name was probably ''Dent d'Hérens'', the current name of the nearby D ... (4357 m). Results Men Women References External links * {{Skyrunner World Series races Athletics competitions in Switzerland Skyrunning competitions Skyrunner World Series Summer events in Switzerland Golden Trail Series Sport in Valais ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Nouvelliste (Valais)
''Le Nouvelliste'' is a Swiss French-language daily newspaper, published in Sion, Valais, by the publishing company Éditions Le Nouvelliste SA. A regional newspaper for the Valais canton, it was established in 1903 in Saint-Maurice by Charles Haegler. At first, it was published three times a week, then became a daily newspaper in 1929. See also * List of newspapers in Switzerland The number of newspapers in Switzerland was 406 before World War I. It reduced to 257 in 1995. The country was ranked fifteenth for 2014 in the yearly Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders and 8th in 2020. List Below is a ... References External links *Official website 1903 establishments in Switzerland Daily newspapers published in Switzerland French-language newspapers published in Switzerland Publications established in 1903 Mass media in Sion, Switzerland {{Switzerland-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jairo Correa
Jairo Correa (born 2 October 1954) is a former Colombian mountain runner who won two World Mountain Running Championships The World Mountain Running Championships (''World Mountain Running Trophy'' until 2008), is an international mountain running competition contested by athletes of the members of WMRA, World Mountain Running Association, the sport's global governing ... (1989, 1991). Biography He won three times the Swiss race Sierre-Zinal (1990, 1993, 1995). References External links Jairo Correaprofile at Association of Road Racing Statisticians 1954 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Colombian mountain runners Colombian male long-distance runners Colombian male marathon runners Colombian male steeplechase runners Colombian masters athletes Competitors at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Colombia World Mountain Running Championships winners Central American and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombian Athletics Federation
The Federación Colombiana de Atletismo (FECODATLE; ''Colombian Athletics Federation'') is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Colombia. Current president is Lino Varela. History FECODATLE was founded and joined CONSUDATLE in 1937. Affiliations FECODATLE is the national member federation for Colombia in the following international organisations: *World Athletics * Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo (CONSUDATLE; ''South American Athletics Confederation'') *Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA) *Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; ''Ibero-American Athletics Association'') *Central American and Caribbean Athletic Confederation (CACAC) Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations: *Colombian Olympic Committee (Spanish: ''Comité Olímpico Colombiano'') Members FECODATLE comprises the regional athletic ligas of 30 of the 32 departments, plus the ligas of the capital district and of the armed forces. There a no lig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Tiempo (Colombia)
''El Tiempo'' ( en, "Time" or "The Times") is a nationally distributed broadsheet daily newspaper in Colombia launched on January 30th, 1911. , ''El Tiempo'' had the highest circulation in Colombia with an average daily weekday of 1,137,483 readers, rising to 1,921,571 readers for the Sunday edition. From 1913 to 2007, ''El Tiempos main shareholders were members of the Santos Calderón family. Several also participated in Colombian politics: Eduardo Santos Montejo was President of Colombia from 1938 to 1942. Francisco Santos Calderón served as Vice-President (2002–2010). And Juan Manuel Santos as Defense Minister (2006–2009) during Álvaro Uribe's administration; Juan Manuel was elected president of Colombia in 2010 and served in that position until 2018. In 2007, Spanish Grupo Planeta acquired 55% of the ''Casa Editorial El Tiempo'' media group, including the newspaper and its associated TV channel Citytv Bogotá. In 2012, businessman Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo bought th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungfrau Marathon
The Jungfrau Marathon is one of the best known mountain marathons in the world, in full view of the famous Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau mountains in the Bernese Oberland area of the Swiss Alps. The first Jungfrau Marathon was held in 1993. Approximately 3,500 runners from 35 different nations participate. The Jungfrau Marathon takes place each year in September. The 2007 edition of the competition incorporated the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge and attracted 4200 participants from 50 countries. The course The course starts in Interlaken and climbs 6,407 feet (1,953 m) in elevation to the finish at the Eigergletscher. It used to finish at Kleine Scheidegg. The first 10 km of the course are flat. The race begins in central Interlaken and circles around the town centre before moving east to Bönigen, where runners briefly run along the shore of Lake Brienz. The race proceeds southwards to Wilderswil at the 10 km mark. From there the course he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. The symptoms of COVID‑19 are variable but often include fever, cough, headache, fatigue, breathing difficulties, Anosmia, loss of smell, and Ageusia, loss of taste. Symptoms may begin one to fourteen days incubation period, after exposure to the virus. At least a third of people who are infected Asymptomatic, do not develop noticeable symptoms. Of those who develop symptoms noticeable enough to be classified as patients, most (81%) develop mild to moderate symptoms (up to mild pneumonia), while 14% develop severe symptoms (dyspnea, Hypoxia (medical), hypoxia, or more than 50% lung involvement on imaging), and 5% develop critical symptoms (respiratory failure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Births
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones). ** Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, ''A Countess from Hong Kong'', in the UK. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps, USMC and Army of the Republic of Vietnam, ARVN troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love. * January 15 ** Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. ** American footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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