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  • Simone Biles, Jonathan Owens experience close encounter with lion on honeymoon

    Simone Biles, Jonathan Owens experience close encounter with lion on honeymoon

    Simone Biles and her husband, Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens, experienced quite the scare on their honeymoon. 

    Biles and Owens officially tied the knot in April 2023, but a busy schedule — which included the 2024 NFL season and the Summer Olympics — seemingly delayed their honeymoon until this year.

    Olympic gymnast Simone Biles poses for a photograph with her husband Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens prior to an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Chicago.  (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

    The seven-time Olympic gold medalist shared photos and videos from their trip to South Africa on social media this week, where they had a close encounter with a lion on one of their safari excursions.

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    “Not gonna lie I almost s— myself,” Biles wrote in a video posted to Instagram which showed a lion walking right by their guided tour.” 

    The trip comes after a busy year for the couple. 

    Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles

    Biles became the most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast (11) with the addition of four medals she won in Paris this summer.  (simonebiles/ Instagram)

    Biles won four medals, including three gold, in Paris to bring her total Olympic medal count to 11 — the most by any American gymnast. 

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    Her amazing performance in Paris followed her well-chronicled troubles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She wrapped up the season as the runner-up for AP Female Athlete of the Year honors, just behind WNBA star Caitlin Clark.

    Owens signed a two-year contract with the Bears in March after spending one season with the Packers. He was excused from the start of training camp this summer to support his wife as she went on to make history at the Olympics, and would go on to score the Bears first touchdown of the season in the team’s season opener. 

    Jonathan Owens and Simone Biles

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    Owens and Biles first met in 2020 and were engaged just two years later. The NFL player found himself at the center of online backlash in 2023 when he admitted that he initially didn’t know who she was when they first matched on a celebrity dating app.

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  • Lala Lajpat Rai Birth Anniversary 2025 Date and Significance: Here’s What You Should Know About the Day Dedicated to the ‘Lion of Punjab’

    Lala Lajpat Rai Birth Anniversary 2025 Date and Significance: Here’s What You Should Know About the Day Dedicated to the ‘Lion of Punjab’

    The birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai Birth is celebrated across India on January 28 with various festivals and events. Lala Lajpat Rai, a famous Indian revolutionary, politician, and author, popularly known as Punjab Kesari, was born on January 28, 1865, in Dhudike, Punjab. He was one of the three members of the Lal Bal Pal trio. He was a prominent freedom fighter, social reformer, and nationalist leader who played a significant role in India’s struggle for independence. His contributions to the country are celebrated annually on his birth anniversary. In this article, let us know more about Lala Lajpat Rai Birth Anniversary 2025 date, significance and other details. January 2025 Holidays and Festivals Calendar: Check Dates of Important Events in the First Month of the Year. 

    Lala Lajpat Rai Birth Anniversary 2025 Date

    Lala Lajpat Rai Birth Anniversary 2025 is on Tuesday, January 28.

    Who Was Lala Lajpat Rai?

    Lala Lajpat Rai was a leader of the Lal-Bal-Pal trio (Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal), who advocated for Swaraj and were at the forefront of the Indian independence movement. In 1928, Lala Lajpat Rai led a peaceful protest against the Simon Commission, a British parliamentary group. During the protest, he was brutally lathi-charged, leading to severe injuries that eventually caused his death on November 17, 1928.

     

    Lala Lajpat Rai Birth Anniversary Significance

    Lala Lajpat Rai’s birth anniversary serves as an excellent opportunity to remember the sacrifices of the great leader and honour his contributions. His ideals continue to inspire generations even today. Lala Lajpat Rai holds a significant place in India’s history for his monumental contributions to the country’s struggle for independence, social reform, and education.

    Rai was a key figure in the Indian National Movement, actively participating in the Swadeshi Movement, Non-Cooperation Movement, and other struggles against British colonial rule. Several institutions, roads, and landmarks are named after him, such as Lajpat Nagar in Delhi and Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences in Hisar, Haryana.

    (The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 28, 2025 06:45 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).