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6 unusual facts about Panam


G. K. Venkatesh

When N. S. Krishnan offered an opportunity to M. S. Viswanathan and T. K. Ramamoorthy to compose music for Panam (1952) for Madras Pictures, GKV became a part of their troupe.

Goaldi Mosque

The Goaldi Mosque is one of the very few surviving medieval monuments in the city of Sonargaon about half mile northwest of the little township of Panam, near Sonargaon in Narayanganj district.

Guruvayur Ekadasi

On Dwadasi day there is a custom of offering a token amount called Dwadasi Panam in Koothambalam for the welfare of the family.

Lobsang Yeshe, Fifth Panchen Lama

The Panchen Lama refused a few times on the grounds of old age but was finally convinced to take control of the whole of Tibet lying to the west of Panam, and relinquished possession of Phari, Gyantse, and Yardosho and other places to the government in Lhasa.

Panam

Pan American World Airways, the principal and largest international air carrier in the United States from 1927–1991

Panam, Afghanistan, a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan


Athletics at the 2003 Pan American Games – Women's javelin throw

America's Kim Kreiner dethroned reigning PanAm champion and world record holder Osleidys Menéndez from Cuba.

Ítalo Perea

In 2011 he moved up two classes to Super Heavy where he benefitted from the absence of Cuban top favorite Erislandy Savon and won the senior PanAm title by KOing Gerardo Bisbal and outpointing Juan Hiracheta.

Jonatan Romero

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he bested Chawazi Chatsygov, PanAm Games silver medalist Claudio Marrero 19:3 but lost to McJoe Arroyo 9:23.

José Payares

In Rio at the PanAm Games main event he bested US southpaw Adam Willett 12:8 and Jorge Quiñones from Ecuador but was beaten in the final once again by Acosta.

Luis Yáñez

In Brazil at the PanAm games 2007 he reached the final by beating two opponents who had beaten him earlier the same year – Cuba's Yampier Hernandez in the quarterfinals and Dominican Wilton Mendez in the semifinals and also bested Venezuelan Kevin Betancourt, ranked 58th in the world for the gold medal.

Patrice L'Heureux

He participated in the PanAm Games 1999 but was KOd by Alexis Rubalcaba.


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