medal
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The only other time he has asked for money was when he fundraised for care, support and specialist equipment for gold medal Paralympian, David Smith who has terminal cancer.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
His announcement came hours before Trump was due to award Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella the most prestigious US technology medal at a ceremony in Washington.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Satya Nadella, Microsoft's longtime CEO, is set to be at the White House on Thursday to receive a novel medal for technology innovation from President Donald Trump.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
However, the government rewards Asian Games champions and Olympic medal winners of any colour with a service exemption bar basic training, which lasts less than a month.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Here, catch! That’s a medal, doncha know. Captain Snow gave it to me for saving his life.”
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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The 27-year-old, who had also been expected to contend for medals in the individual sprint and keirin, said he would co-operate with a British Cycling investigation into the allegations.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Some 40 works—including statues, reliefs, medals and more, many of which have never been shown outside of Tuscany—reveal the genius of Donatello, Vecchietta, Francesco di Giorgio and others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
The hosts finished with 83 golds, a distant second in the medals table behind China with 169.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Whatever happens next, we won't ever get that day back and the chance to celebrate around Stoke-on-Trent with the cup and medals we so honestly fought for.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
And when all the contests had been held, all the events finals completed, I had earned two more gold medals for vault and floor, and a bronze on beam.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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The dog that almost medaled at the Olympics.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 19, 2026
“Obviously it wasn’t my best performances, but at the end of the day, whoever medaled, medaled, and that’s what’s so exciting, because you just never know with gymnastics,” she said.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2024
The U.S. has medaled in nine of the 12 finals in Paris, winning two golds and 11 medals overall, nearly double the total of second-place Australia, which has six.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2024
It wasn’t enough to keep the U.S. from heading home from the World Cup empty-handed, and after 87 years of waiting Canada has again medaled on one of basketball’s biggest stages.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2023
Then again, given that this was my first season as an elite junior gymnast, I’d medaled more than I thought I would.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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I doubt I had ever seen so many uniformed, braided and medalled men under one roof.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2018
"For Deibold to medal is a testament to how strong our team is, because any of us could have medalled."
From Reuters ● Feb. 18, 2014
But few athletes were described as having medalled, and none of having podiumed.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 10, 2012
"I can happily say that I have been in four Olympic Games finals, which is incredible, and I'm glad that I've medalled in four as well," she said.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 3, 2012
If the Senate only medalled enough, that was all he asked.
From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870 by Various
With one surgically rebuilt knee and a completely torn ACL in the other, the 41-year-old Vonn gutted her way to the starting gate and had a real chance of medaling before her violent crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
Olympic and Paralympic Committee does pay Team USA athletes for medaling but not for competing in the Olympics, although they can apply for grants to support their training and travel.
From Slate ● Aug. 9, 2024
But the start value of the Biles II is so high that even the fall did not hurt her chances of medaling.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2023
In Tokyo, the Americans’ execution scores on each apparatus were mostly similar to the medaling teams.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 17, 2022
I jumped right up and finished the event, but I knew I had no chance of medaling now.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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The United States finished with 69 points with Japan scoring 68 and Italy medalling for the first time in the team event with 60.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 2026
So in terms of "medalling" the countries, it has to be bronze to the Netherlands, silver to Jamaica and shiny gold to the Czech Republic.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2012
Twitter users have spent days exploiting the Scooby Doo-inspired "we could have got gold if it wasn't for you medalling kids" gag.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2012
"It is rather a dangerous pastime, Mr. Lenoir, this medalling fancy of yours," he said.
From Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series by Bracebridge Hemyng
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