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Juan Carlos Lemus
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.
Juan Carlos Lemus was born on May 6, 1965 and is a Cuban boxer, who won the gold medal in the men's Light Middleweight category at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He also won the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 1991, beating the reigning champion at that time, Israel Akopkochyan.
Juan Carlos Lemus, with all his dedication and devotion in his play achieved many goals in his overall athletic career. He had the ability of defeating the opponent easily by just giving some extra hard work and efforts. He never lost hope in himself and always fought hard to achieve his goal. He is still remembered as one of the best athletes in the history of Olympics.
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