Medal News
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President Barack Obama has awarded the highest American military award, the Medal of Honor, to a US Army Ranger who saved two comrades in a firefight in Afghanistan in 2008, but lost his hand in the action.
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Aigle -
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has called former gold medal cyclist Tyler Hamilton’s allegations of seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong’s deal with the union to make a positive drug test result disappear an “indignation.”
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Lausanne -
Tyler Hamilton, the US cyclist who won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics, has admitted to doping during his cycling career, voluntarily gave up his gold medal to the US Anti-Doping Agency and placed pressure on cycling legend Lance Armstrong.
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New Delhi -
The Indian Ministry of Tourism has announced a travel bonanza for att medal winners at the recent Commonwealth Games 2010. Though the ministry had announced its plans during the Games itself, the announcement came only on Thursday.
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Delhi -
As the Delhi Commonwealth Games 2010 continues through its fifth day, Australia dominated the medals chart with 47 golds, tallying 98 medals altogether as they currently dominate the quarto-annual competition.
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The highest award for animal bravery in military or civil defense service, the Dickin Medal, was recently bestowed upon Treo, an eight-year-old Labrador Retriever by The Queen's cousin, Princess Alexandra.
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The British Army has introduced a new medal for loved ones of soldiers killed in battle. The first Elizabeth Medal was presented to the widow of a soldier killed in Afghanistan.
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China bagged two gold medals on the opening day of the Olympic games in Beijing. United States has swept the three medals in fencing competition.
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With the Beijing games just two weeks away, Chinese officials are confident of winning the prestigious first gold medal of the Olympics.
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Captain James Lovell, Jr was awarded a Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work in the Apollo 13 mission. The medal that was prepared for him went missing since 1970 and was found today, Tuesday, 38 years later.
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Medal Headlines
Singer Bob Dylan is to receive America's highest civilian honour, the Medal Of Freedom.
Oboist and conductor Nicholas Daniel is named as this year's recipient of the Queen's Medal for Music, Buckingham Palace announces.
Is lying about receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor illegal?
A British climber is preparing to honour an Olympic pledge by taking a very special gold medal to the summit of Mount Everest.
 Legions across Canada are complaining that they'll be able to honour far fewer veterans with Jubilee medals this year than they did 10 years ago.
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