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Nik Wallenda

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Nik Wallenda: 

Nik Wallenda of USA became the first person in the world to cross the Grand Canyon on a 2-inch (5 cm) steel cable.
He completed the historic high-wire walk over the Grand Canyon on June 23, 2013 in a hair-raising stunt and took 22 minutes and 54 seconds to walk 1,400 feet. H=E

Serena Williams

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Serena Williams :

 Serena Williams of USA clinched her second French Open women’s singles title on June 8, 2013. She beat title-holder Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-4, 6-4 in a brief, but high- quality final. It was her 16th Grand Slam tide win. At 31 years, 247 days, she is the oldest women in the open era to win the French Open tide. : Serena Williams of USA clinched her second French Open women’s singles title on June 8, 2013. She beat title-holder Maria Sharapova of Russia 6-4, 6-4 in a brief, but high- quality final. It was her 16th Grand Slam tide win. At 31 years, 247 days, she is the oldest women in the open era to win the French Open tide.

Rafael Nadal

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Rafael Nadal: 

Rafael Nadal of Spain won the French Open men’s singles title on June 9,
2013. He became the first man to capture the same Grand Slam title eight times. Nadal claimed his 12th major title with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 win over his com¬patriot David Ferrer. It also gave Nadal his 59th win out of 60 matches he played in Paris.

Shikhar Dhawan

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Shikhar Dhawan :

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southpaw and opening Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan emerged as the highest run- getter in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 that concluded on June 23, 2013 in England. Dhawan’s final tally of 363 runs in the tournament made him the winner of the ‘Golden Bat’ and ‘Man of the Tournament’. His purple patch was key to India’s successful campaign in ICC Champions Trophy 2013.

Premlata Agrawal

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Premlata Agrawal :

 Ace woman mountaineer Ms. Premlata Agrawal became the first Indian woman mountaineer to scale the top seven continental peaks after climbing Alaska’s Mckinley Peak—highest peak of North America on May 23, 2013. She had conquered the Mt. Everest on May 20, 2011. Just before Ms. Agrawal embarked on the ascent of Mt. Mckinley peak to cap off her seven continental peaks’ successful climbs, the Indian govern¬ment awarded her with the Padma Shri for her trailblazing achievements.

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