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"We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of Otis Davis, our first Olympic gold medalist. He was a two-time Olympic champion (400, 4x400) at the 1960 Games in Rome and is one of the icons featured on the tower at Hayward Field," Oregon Track and Field posted on X late on Monday.

Davis only started running the 400m competitively at the age of 26 but the US athlete became an Olympic champion a couple of years later. He was the first man to break 45 seconds in the one-lap event when he ran 44.9 in that 1960 Olympic final to win ahead of Germany’s Carl Kaufmann in a photo finish, and he went on to anchor the US team to the Olympic 4x400m title.

"World Athletics is deeply saddened to hear that Otis Davis, who won 400m and 4x400m gold at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, died on Saturday (14) at the age of 92," World Athletics said in statement.

Davis was born on 12 July 1932 and grew up in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He spent four years in the US Air Force and after playing on the Air Force basketball team, he joined the University of Oregon on a basketball scholarship.

While there, he joined the athletics team under coach Bill Bowerman and started out in the high jump and long jump before focusing on sprinting.

Despite having raced the 400m just nine times before the 1960 Olympics, Davis stormed to the title in Rome as he narrowly held off Kaufmann. They both clocked 44.9 – becoming the first to dip under 45 seconds for the event – and they met again in the 4x400m final two days later, when Davis anchored the US quartet to victory in another world record of 3:02.2, according to World Athletics.

Davis retired from athletics the following year and went on to become a teacher, mentor and coach. He was a torchbearer for the Atlanta Olympics in 1996 and is one of the University of Oregon icons featured on the Hayward Field tower.

-- IANS

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President Droupadi Murmu led the nation in greeting PM Modi on his birthday. She wrote on X in Hindi (translated), "Hearty congratulations and best wishes to Prime Minister Shri@narendramodiji on his birthday. On the strength of your personality and work, you have provided extraordinary leadership and increased the prosperity and prestige of the country. I wish that your innovative efforts with the spirit of nation first pave the way to make India a developed nation. I pray to God that you live long and always remain healthy and happy.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah wrote in Hindi on X (translated), "Modi ji has linked everything from heritage to science with the vision of 'New India'. With his strong will and determination for public welfare, he has made many seemingly impossible tasks possible and has set new records for poor welfare."

"In the form of Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, the country has got such a decisive leader, who has worked to bring about a change in the lives of the deprived by bringing them into the mainstream, starting from the security of the country to the lives of the marginalised. Along with increasing the self-esteem of the countrymen, the global outlook towards India has also changed under his leadership. Modi ji, who has increased the prestige of the country from the depths of the sea to the heights of space, is an inspiration for peace, compassion and empathy all over the world."

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also wished the PM on his birthday, saying, "Respected Prime Minister Shri@narendramodiji, I wish you a very happy birthday... May you remain healthy and long-lived and under your leadership, fear, hunger, terror and corruption be completely eradicated from the country and our India regain the position of a world leader, these are my best wishes."

PM Modi will be in Odisha during the day to attend a series of events.

The state Chief Minister, Mohan Charan Majhi wished PM Modi on his birthday. The CM said, "I Join the people of Odisha in extending my warm greetings to you on the occasion of your birthday. Under your unparalleled leadership, the Nation is moving on a high growth trajectory towards a Viksit Bharat. I wish you a long and healthy life in the service of the Nation. The sisters of Odisha are eagerly awaiting your visit for the launching of "SUBHADRA", a flagship scheme of the State Government for economic empowerment of women."

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami while extending birthday greetings to PM Modi. posted on social media, "...On behalf of 1.25 crore residents of the state, I pray to the Lord Mahadev for your healthy, prosperous and successful life. I pray to the Lord that under your leadership, the nation continues to establish new dimensions on the path of development."

"Heartiest congratulations and best wishes on the birthday of respected Prime Minister Shri @narendramodiji, who has glorified Maa Bharti on the global stage, who has given concrete shape to the dream of Antyodaya and poor welfare through revolutionary decisions and public welfare policies, who is our guide, source of inspiration for millions of workers, and an ardent devotee of Baba Kedarnath. The work you are doing for the empowerment of the country's mother power, military power, youth power and farmer brothers is today strengthening the resolve of a developed India."

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on X, "Warm birthday wishes to the visionary leader & great son of Maa Bharati, Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi Ji."

He further said, "Your vision for a stronger, prosperous India resonates in every heart. May your dynamic leadership & unwavering dedication continue to transform India and inspire generations!"

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde also extended birthday greetings to PM Modi. "My birthday wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I wish him good health and long life," CM Shinde said.

"Under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, India is moving towards becoming an economic superpower, I wish him the strength to fulfil his resolve of a developed India by 2047. Maharashtra is also making every possible effort to fulfil Prime Minister Modi's resolve of making the country a 5 trillion economy. I want to say that the 21st century is India's century because the captain of the country is Prime Minister Modi. I wish him a very happy birthday," CM Shinde added.

--IANS

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On Monday, the team of Bollywood's Bhaijaan took to his photo-sharing platform Instagram and shared an advisory post related to the hoax update about the ‘Wanted’ fame actor's USA visit.

The picture mentions, “This is to inform that neither Mr. Salman Khan nor any of his affiliated companies or teams are organizing any upcoming concerts, appearances in the USA in 2024.”

 

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They continued, “Any claims suggesting that Mr. Khan will be performing are completely false. Please do not trust any emails, messages or advertisements promoting such events.”

“Legal action will be taken against anyone found falsely using Mr. Salman Khan's name for fraudulent purposes” They concluded.

The post was captioned as, “Official Notice!”

Earlier, today Salman Khan's manager Jordy Patel took to his Instagram Stories and shared a fake poster of Salman's concert to commence on October 5 at 4 PM (EST) in USA, California

He captioned the picture, “Do not buy tickets. Salman Khan is not making any appearances in the US in 2024.

As for now, Salman Khan is currently busy with the shoot schedule of his upcoming action-packed thriller ‘Sikandar’ helmed by ‘Ghajini’ fame director AR Murugadoss. The film will also feature Rashmika Mandanna and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead role.

--IANS

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