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Arlo Chavez
Arlo Chavez is a Filipino boxer who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He is a gold medalist in the Asian Amateur Boxing Championships and is the most successful Filipino boxer in the Southeast Asian Games with four gold medals. Personal life Arlo Chavez was born on August 1, 1966 in Bantayan Island in Cebu. The eldest of 10 children, Chavez became the head of their family when he was just a teenager after their parents died just a year within each other. He and his brother Ronald, who was also a member of the national boxing team, provided for their other siblings. He studied at Southwestern University in Cebu City. Career Chavez captured a gold medal in the light welterweight division at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games in his first major international competition. He defeated Thai Arnit Suwanwijit in the final. A month after the SEA Games, Chavez was sent to the 1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Moscow along with Leopoldo Serantes and Isidro Vicera. He lost to Polan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bantayan Island
Bantayan Island is an island located in the Visayan Sea, Philippines. It is situated to the west of the northern end of Cebu island, across the Tañon Strait. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of . The island is administratively divided into three municipalities: * Bantayan (the largest municipality, covering the central part) * Madridejos (covering the northern portion) * Santa Fe (center of tourism in Bantayan Island, covering the southeastern portion) The island area is . The island is mostly covered with coconut palms; the elevation is mostly below , with only one taller hill, at , in barangay Atop-atop. Geography Island group Bantayan is the main and largest island of the Bantayan island group that lies close to the geographical center of the Philippine archipelago. The island group includes numerous smaller islands (some uninhabited or uninhabitable), mostly around the southwest corner of the island. About 20 of these islets stretch for about south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cebu City
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines and capital of the Cebu Province. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 964,169 people, making it the sixth-most populated city in the nation and the most populous in the Visayas. It is the regional center of Central Visayas and seat of government of the province of Cebu, but governed separate from the province. The city and its metropolitan area exert influence on commerce, trade, industry, education, culture, tourism, and healthcare beyond the region, over the entire Visayas and partly over Mindanao. It is the Philippines' main domestic shipping port and is home to about 80% of the country's domestic shipping companies. Cebu City is bounded on the north by the town of Balamban and the city of Danao City, on the west by the city of Toledo, on the east by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 10.539 million as of 2020, 15.3 percent of the country's population. Over 14 million people (22.2 percent) lived within the surrounding Bangkok Metropolitan Region at the 2010 census, making Bangkok an extreme primate city, dwarfing Thailand's other urban centres in both size and importance to the national economy. Bangkok traces its roots to a small trading post during the Ayutthaya Kingdom in the 15th century, which eventually grew and became the site of two capital cities, Thonburi in 1768 and Rattanakosin in 1782. Bangkok was at the heart of the modernization of Siam, later renamed Thailand, during the late-19th century, as the country faced pressures from the West. The city was at the centre of Thailand's political struggl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Asian Amateur Boxing Championship
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Philippines, making it the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century; MTS Oceanos sinks off the coast of South Africa, but the crew notoriously abandons the vessel before the passengers are rescued; Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Soviet flag is lowered from the Kremlin for the last time and replaced with the flag of the Russian Federation; The United States and soon-to-be dissolved Soviet Union sign the START I Treaty; A tropical cyclone strikes Bangladesh, killing nearly 140,000 people; Lauda Air Flight 004 crashes after one of its thrust reversers activates during the flight; A United States-led coalition initiates Operation Desert Storm to remove Iraq and Saddam Hussein from Kuwait, 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1991 S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Mayez Khanji
Ahmad Mayez Khanji ( ar, أحمد مايز خانجي; born 22 June 1967) is a Syrian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... At the 1988 Summer Olympics, he lost to Lars Myrberg of Sweden. References 1967 births Living people Syrian male boxers Olympic boxers for Syria Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Asian Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 1990 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Syria Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games Light-welterweight boxers 20th-century Syrian people {{Syria-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atta Ullah Durrani
Atta or ATTA may refer to: * Atta Halilintar, Indonesian YouTuber, singer and entrepreneur * ''Atta'' (ant), a genus of ants in the family Formicidae * ''Atta'' (novel), a 1953 novel by Francis Rufus Bellamy * Atta flour, whole wheat flour made from durum wheat commonly used in South Asian cooking * Atta (Buddhism), Pali for "self" or "soul", central to the core Buddhist concept of Anatta, no-self * Atta, Jalandhar, a village in India * ATTA, acronym of Akabar n Tagrawla d Tanemla Amazigh, or Berber Socialism and Revolution Party * A group of Lumad peoples * Princess Atta, a character from the Disney and Pixar film '' A Bug's Life'' * Ata (name), people with the first name or family name, sometimes spelled ''Atta'' See also * Attar (other) Attar or Attoor ( ar, عطار, link=no) is an essential oil or perfume. Attar or Attoor may also refer to: Places *Attar railway station, in Madhya Pradesh, India * Istgah-e Attar, or Attar, a village in Razavi Khorasan Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beijing
} Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 million residents. It has an administrative area of , the third in the country after Guangzhou and Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban, suburban, and rural districts.Figures based on 2006 statistics published in 2007 National Statistical Yearbook of China and available online at archive. Retrieved 21 April 2009. Beijing is mostly surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin to the southeast; together, the three divisions form the Jingjinji megalopolis and the national capital region of China. Beijing is a global city and one of the world's leading centres for culture, diplomacy, politics, financ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1990 Asian Games ...
The Boxing Tournament at the 1990 Asian Games was held in Beijing Institute of Physical Education, Beijing, China from September 25 to October 3, 1990. South Korea finished first in medal table by winning five gold medals. Thailand was second with two gold medals, China, Pakistan, Philippines, Indonesia and Syria won the remaining gold medals. Medalists Medal table ReferencesAmateur Boxing External links Olympic Council of Asia {{Asian Games Boxing 1990 Asian Games events 1990 Asian Games 1990 Asian Games ) , Nations participating = 36 , Athletes participating = 6,122 , Events = 308 in 27 sports , Opening ceremony = 22 September 1990 , Closing ceremony = 7 October 1990 , Officially opened by = Yang Shangkun , Of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dariusz Czernij
Dariusz is a male given name, predominantly in Polish. Etymologically, it derives from the Proto-Slavic "dar" gift, and signifies the giver/gift giver or possessors as well as "goods", and Persian name ''Dariush'', meaning "he possesses" or "good". Given name A * Dariusz Adamczuk (born 1969), Polish footballer * Dariusz Adamczyk (born 1966), Polish-German historian * Dariusz Adamus (born 1957), Polish javelin thrower B *Dariusz Baliszewski (1946–2020), Polish historian * Dariusz Banasik (born 1973), Polish football manager *Dariusz Baranowski (born 1972), Polish cyclist * Dariusz Batek (born 1986), Polish cyclist * Dariusz Bayer (born 1964), Polish footballer * Dariusz Białkowski (born 1970), Polish canoeist * Dariusz Biczysko (born 1962), Polish high jumper * Dariusz Bladek (born 1994), Canadian football player * Dariusz Brytan (born 1967), Polish footballer *Dariusz Brzozowski (born 1980), Polish drummer C *Dariusz Czykier (born 1966), Polish footballer D *Dariusz Doliński ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isidro Vicera
Isidro J. R. Vicera (born 30 March 1970) is a Filipino boxer. He competed in the men's flyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1970 births Living people Filipino male boxers Olympic boxers for the Philippines Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics People from Negros Occidental Flyweight boxers {{Philippines-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopoldo Serantes
Leopoldo Serantes (March 15, 1962 – September 1, 2021) was a Filipino amateur boxer and soldier. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in the Light Flyweight (-48 kg) division, winning the bronze medal in a lost bout against Ivailo Marinov from Bulgaria in the semifinals. Serantes' win marked the first time in 24 years that an athlete from the Philippines won an Olympic medal since boxer Anthony Villanueva, his head coach, won a silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics, and he became the sixth Filipino overall to be awarded an Olympic medal. Career Serantes was a Philippine Army sergeant when he competed at the 1988 Olympics. Southeast Asian Games Bicol native Leopoldo Serantes was a member of the Philippine national boxing team during the 1980s. He is noted for having been the only gold medalist for the Philippines in the 1985 Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, defeating Thai boxer Supad Boonrowd in the men's 48kg final. Serantes also successfully ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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