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Tatyana Providokhina
The Olympic Games, or Olympics, is an international multi-sport event taking place every four years which comprises of summer and winter games. Though the first ancient games were held in 776 B.C, the modern games started from 1896. The unity of the 5 continents is shown on the Olympic flag by five colorful intertwined rings of red, blue, green, yellow, and black, created by Baron Pierre de Coubertin to represent at least one color of the participating country’s national flag.
Tatyana Providokhina was born on March 26, 1953 in Leningrad. She is a Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the 800 metres. She competed for the USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, in the 800 metres where she won the bronze medal.
Tatyana Providokhina with all her dedication and devotion in her play achieved many goals in her overall athletic career. She had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. She never lost hope in herself and always fought hard to achieve her goal. She is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.
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