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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Retired pro shogi player Hifumi Kato (R) chats with young player Sota Fujii in Tokyo in November 2018. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Retiring pro shogi player Hifumi Kato waves after his retirement press conference in Tokyo in June 2017. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Sota Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Retired pro shogi player Hifumi Kato gives an interview in Tokyo in November 2018. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Sota Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Pro shogi player Hifumi Kato (R) reviews his match against debutant Sota Fujii after being beaten by him in Tokyo in December 2016. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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ATLETICA - Internazionali di Atletica - XXVIII Meeting Internazionale "Citta di Nembro"

JONES Rayniah (USA) the meeting record holder in the 100hs during XXVIII Meeting Internazionale "Citta di Nembro", International Athletics game in Nembro, Italy, July 10 2025

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ATLETICA - Internazionali di Atletica - XXVIII Meeting Internazionale "Citta di Nembro"

JONES Rayniah (USA) the meeting record holder in the 100hs during XXVIII Meeting Internazionale "Citta di Nembro", International Athletics game in Nembro, Italy, July 10 2025

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ATLETICA - Internazionali di Atletica - XXVIII Meeting Internazionale "Citta di Nembro"

SMITH Jonielle (JAM) the meeting record holder in the 100m during XXVIII Meeting Internazionale "Citta di Nembro", International Athletics game in Nembro, Italy, July 10 2025

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ATLETICA - Internazionali di Atletica - XXVIII Meeting Internazionale "Citta di Nembro"

JONES Rayniah (USA) the meeting record holder in the 100hs during XXVIII Meeting Internazionale "Citta di Nembro", International Athletics game in Nembro, Italy, July 10 2025

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Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

File photo shows Japanese long-distance runner Toru Terasawa running Beppu Mainichi Marathon in world-record time in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 17, 1963. The Toyama Prefecture native died of chronic heart failure on March 23, 2025, at the age of 90.

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Athletics: Ex-marathon world record holder Terasawa dies at 90

Photo taken in June 2017 in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, shows former marathon world record holder Toru Terasawa of Japan in the official uniform worn by the Japanese delegation during the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. The Toyama Prefecture native died of chronic heart failure on March 23, 2025, at the age of 90.

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ARMAND DUPLANTIS - SWEDEN'S SPORTS AWARD GALA

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20250120Swedish-American pole vaulter and world record holder Armand Duplantis with his fiancée Desiré Inglander at the red carpet during the Swedish Sports Award Gala in Stockholm, Sweden, on January 20 2025. Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT / Code 10040

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ARMAND DUPLANTIS - SWEDEN'S SPORTS AWARD GALA

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20250120Swedish-American pole vaulter and world record holder Armand Duplantis with his fiancée Desiré Inglander at the red carpet during the Swedish Sports Award Gala in Stockholm, Sweden, on January 20 2025. Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT / Code 10040

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ARMAND DUPLANTIS - SWEDEN'S SPORTS AWARD GALA

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20250120Swedish-American pole vaulter and world record holder Armand Duplantis with his fiancée Desiré Inglander at the red carpet during the Swedish Sports Award Gala in Stockholm, Sweden, on January 20 2025. Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT / Code 10040

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ARMAND DUPLANTIS - SWEDEN'S SPORTS AWARD GALA

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN 20250120Swedish-American pole vaulter and world record holder Armand Duplantis with his fiancée Desiré Inglander at the red carpet during the Swedish Sports Award Gala in Stockholm, Sweden, on January 20 2025. Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT / Code 10040

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Jo Di Bona Pays Tribute To Paris 2024 Athletes - Paris

Artist Jo Di Bona is paying tribute to the athletes of the 2024 Olympics on the railings of Quartier Jeunes (Paris Centre). The athletes include many stars, such as gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Léon Marchand, pole vault record-holder Armand Duplantis, table tennis champions Félix and Alexis Lebrun, rugby player Antoine Dupont, Brazilian para-swimming champion Gabriel dos Santos Araújo and France's Aurélie Aubert. Paris, France, October 1, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jo Di Bona Pays Tribute To Paris 2024 Athletes - Paris

Artist Jo Di Bona is paying tribute to the athletes of the 2024 Olympics on the railings of Quartier Jeunes (Paris Centre). The athletes include many stars, such as gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Léon Marchand, pole vault record-holder Armand Duplantis, table tennis champions Félix and Alexis Lebrun, rugby player Antoine Dupont, Brazilian para-swimming champion Gabriel dos Santos Araújo and France's Aurélie Aubert. Paris, France, October 1, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jo Di Bona Pays Tribute To Paris 2024 Athletes - Paris

Artist Jo Di Bona is paying tribute to the athletes of the 2024 Olympics on the railings of Quartier Jeunes (Paris Centre). The athletes include many stars, such as gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Léon Marchand, pole vault record-holder Armand Duplantis, table tennis champions Félix and Alexis Lebrun, rugby player Antoine Dupont, Brazilian para-swimming champion Gabriel dos Santos Araújo and France's Aurélie Aubert. Paris, France, October 1, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jo Di Bona Pays Tribute To Paris 2024 Athletes - Paris

Artist Jo Di Bona is paying tribute to the athletes of the 2024 Olympics on the railings of Quartier Jeunes (Paris Centre). The athletes include many stars, such as gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Léon Marchand, pole vault record-holder Armand Duplantis, table tennis champions Félix and Alexis Lebrun, rugby player Antoine Dupont, Brazilian para-swimming champion Gabriel dos Santos Araújo and France's Aurélie Aubert. Paris, France, October 1, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jo Di Bona Pays Tribute To Paris 2024 Athletes - Paris

Artist Jo Di Bona is paying tribute to the athletes of the 2024 Olympics on the railings of Quartier Jeunes (Paris Centre). The athletes include many stars, such as gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Léon Marchand, pole vault record-holder Armand Duplantis, table tennis champions Félix and Alexis Lebrun, rugby player Antoine Dupont, Brazilian para-swimming champion Gabriel dos Santos Araújo and France's Aurélie Aubert. Paris, France, October 1, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jo Di Bona Pays Tribute To Paris 2024 Athletes - Paris

Artist Jo Di Bona is paying tribute to the athletes of the 2024 Olympics on the railings of Quartier Jeunes (Paris Centre). The athletes include many stars, such as gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Léon Marchand, pole vault record-holder Armand Duplantis, table tennis champions Félix and Alexis Lebrun, rugby player Antoine Dupont, Brazilian para-swimming champion Gabriel dos Santos Araújo and France's Aurélie Aubert. Paris, France, October 1, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jo Di Bona Pays Tribute To Paris 2024 Athletes - Paris

Artist Jo Di Bona is paying tribute to the athletes of the 2024 Olympics on the railings of Quartier Jeunes (Paris Centre). The athletes include many stars, such as gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Léon Marchand, pole vault record-holder Armand Duplantis, table tennis champions Félix and Alexis Lebrun, rugby player Antoine Dupont, Brazilian para-swimming champion Gabriel dos Santos Araújo and France's Aurélie Aubert. Paris, France, October 1, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jo Di Bona Pays Tribute To Paris 2024 Athletes - Paris

Artist Jo Di Bona is paying tribute to the athletes of the 2024 Olympics on the railings of Quartier Jeunes (Paris Centre). The athletes include many stars, such as gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Léon Marchand, pole vault record-holder Armand Duplantis, table tennis champions Félix and Alexis Lebrun, rugby player Antoine Dupont, Brazilian para-swimming champion Gabriel dos Santos Araújo and France's Aurélie Aubert. Paris, France, October 1, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jo Di Bona Pays Tribute To Paris 2024 Athletes - Paris

Artist Jo Di Bona is paying tribute to the athletes of the 2024 Olympics on the railings of Quartier Jeunes (Paris Centre). The athletes include many stars, such as gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Léon Marchand, pole vault record-holder Armand Duplantis, table tennis champions Félix and Alexis Lebrun, rugby player Antoine Dupont, Brazilian para-swimming champion Gabriel dos Santos Araújo and France's Aurélie Aubert. Paris, France, October 1, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jo Di Bona Pays Tribute To Paris 2024 Athletes - Paris

Artist Jo Di Bona is paying tribute to the athletes of the 2024 Olympics on the railings of Quartier Jeunes (Paris Centre). The athletes include many stars, such as gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Léon Marchand, pole vault record-holder Armand Duplantis, table tennis champions Félix and Alexis Lebrun, rugby player Antoine Dupont, Brazilian para-swimming champion Gabriel dos Santos Araújo and France's Aurélie Aubert. Paris, France, October 1, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jo Di Bona Pays Tribute To Paris 2024 Athletes - Paris

Artist Jo Di Bona is paying tribute to the athletes of the 2024 Olympics on the railings of Quartier Jeunes (Paris Centre). The athletes include many stars, such as gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Léon Marchand, pole vault record-holder Armand Duplantis, table tennis champions Félix and Alexis Lebrun, rugby player Antoine Dupont, Brazilian para-swimming champion Gabriel dos Santos Araújo and France's Aurélie Aubert. Paris, France, October 1, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jo Di Bona Pays Tribute To Paris 2024 Athletes - Paris

Artist Jo Di Bona is paying tribute to the athletes of the 2024 Olympics on the railings of Quartier Jeunes (Paris Centre). The athletes include many stars, such as gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Léon Marchand, pole vault record-holder Armand Duplantis, table tennis champions Félix and Alexis Lebrun, rugby player Antoine Dupont, Brazilian para-swimming champion Gabriel dos Santos Araújo and France's Aurélie Aubert. Paris, France, October 1, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jo Di Bona Pays Tribute To Paris 2024 Athletes - Paris

Artist Jo Di Bona is paying tribute to the athletes of the 2024 Olympics on the railings of Quartier Jeunes (Paris Centre). The athletes include many stars, such as gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Léon Marchand, pole vault record-holder Armand Duplantis, table tennis champions Félix and Alexis Lebrun, rugby player Antoine Dupont, Brazilian para-swimming champion Gabriel dos Santos Araújo and France's Aurélie Aubert. Paris, France, October 1, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jo Di Bona Pays Tribute To Paris 2024 Athletes - Paris

Artist Jo Di Bona is paying tribute to the athletes of the 2024 Olympics on the railings of Quartier Jeunes (Paris Centre). The athletes include many stars, such as gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Léon Marchand, pole vault record-holder Armand Duplantis, table tennis champions Félix and Alexis Lebrun, rugby player Antoine Dupont, Brazilian para-swimming champion Gabriel dos Santos Araújo and France's Aurélie Aubert. Paris, France, October 1, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Jo Di Bona Pays Tribute To Paris 2024 Athletes - Paris

Artist Jo Di Bona is paying tribute to the athletes of the 2024 Olympics on the railings of Quartier Jeunes (Paris Centre). The athletes include many stars, such as gymnast Simone Biles, swimmer Léon Marchand, pole vault record-holder Armand Duplantis, table tennis champions Félix and Alexis Lebrun, rugby player Antoine Dupont, Brazilian para-swimming champion Gabriel dos Santos Araújo and France's Aurélie Aubert. Paris, France, October 1, 2024. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Gerard Holtz (center) attends the ceremony in honour of cyclist Mark Cavendish, record holder of the number of victories in the Tour de France, who was named an honorary citizen of the city of Nice in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on August 29 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, presides over a ceremony in honour of cyclist Mark Cavendish, record holder for the number of victories in the Tour de France, by making him an honorary citizen in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on 29 August 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, presides over a ceremony in honour of cyclist Mark Cavendish, record holder for the number of victories in the Tour de France, by making him an honorary citizen in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on 29 August 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, presides over a ceremony in honour of cyclist Mark Cavendish, record holder for the number of victories in the Tour de France, by making him an honorary citizen in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on 29 August 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, presides over a ceremony in honour of cyclist Mark Cavendish, record holder for the number of victories in the Tour de France, by making him an honorary citizen in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on 29 August 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Mark Cavendish, record holder of the number of victories in the Tour de France, is named an honorary citizen of the city of Nice during a ceremony in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on August 29 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Mark Cavendish, record holder of the number of victories in the Tour de France, is named an honorary citizen of the city of Nice during a ceremony in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on August 29 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Mark Cavendish, record holder of the number of victories in the Tour de France, is named an honorary citizen of the city of Nice during a ceremony in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on August 29 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, presides over a ceremony in honour of cyclist Mark Cavendish, record holder for the number of victories in the Tour de France, by making him an honorary citizen in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on 29 August 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Mark Cavendish, record holder of the number of victories in the Tour de France, is named an honorary citizen of the city of Nice during a ceremony in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on August 29 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Mark Cavendish, record holder of the number of victories in the Tour de France, speaks in front of his family as he is made an honorary citizen of the city of Nice by Christian Estrosi seen in the background during a ceremony in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on August 29 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, presides over a ceremony in honour of cyclist Mark Cavendish, record holder for the number of victories in the Tour de France, by making him an honorary citizen in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on 29 August 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Mark Cavendish, record holder of the number of victories in the Tour de France, speaks in front of his family as he is made an honorary citizen of the city of Nice by Christian Estrosi seen in the background during a ceremony in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on August 29 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Mark Cavendish, record holder of the number of victories in the Tour de France, speaks in front of his family as he is made an honorary citizen of the city of Nice by Christian Estrosi seen in the background during a ceremony in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on August 29 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, presides over a ceremony in honour of cyclist Mark Cavendish, record holder for the number of victories in the Tour de France, by making him an honorary citizen in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on 29 August 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Mark Cavendish, record holder of the number of victories in the Tour de France, is named an honorary citizen of the city of Nice during a ceremony in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on August 29 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, presides over a ceremony in honour of cyclist Mark Cavendish, record holder for the number of victories in the Tour de France, by making him an honorary citizen in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on 29 August 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Mark Cavendish, record holder of the number of victories in the Tour de France, is named an honorary citizen of the city of Nice during a ceremony in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on August 29 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Mark Cavendish, record holder of the number of victories in the Tour de France, speaks in front of his family as he is made an honorary citizen of the city of Nice by Christian Estrosi seen in the background during a ceremony in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on August 29 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, presides over a ceremony in honour of cyclist Mark Cavendish, record holder for the number of victories in the Tour de France, by making him an honorary citizen in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on 29 August 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mark Cavendish Becomes An Honorary Citizen Of Nice - Nice

Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice, presides over a ceremony in honour of cyclist Mark Cavendish (center), record holder for the number of victories in the Tour de France, by making him an honorary citizen in the garden of the Villa Massena in Nice, France on 29 August 2024. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM