More interesting than the run to the brink of a medal ceremony was the reaction back home in the US.

比只差一步就登上领奖台的结果更有趣的，是美国国内的反应。

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Bindra's medal ceremony played in a ceaseless loop on Indian television, and strangers exchanged hugs over the accomplishment.

电视上反复地播放Bindra的金牌颁奖仪式，陌生人拥抱在一起庆祝他的胜利。

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He won silver in Rio on Sunday, failing to successfully defend his title, and the high-ranking official who flew in from Pyongyang for the Olympics did not bother to attend his medal ceremony.

星期日，他在里约奥运会上获得银牌，未能成功卫冕，坐飞机从平壤赶来参加奥运会的高官根本就没有出席他的颁奖仪式。

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Former President George W.Bush presented Benjamin Carson with the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a ceremony at the White House.

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At a White House ceremony in 2007, Benjamin Hooks was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.

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Before the award ceremony, he told reporters that he hopes the Medal of Freedom award will help spread the word about the micro-loan concept.

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The troops from 21 Engineer Regiment paraded through the city before a medal ceremony at Claro Barracks.

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He began pedaling away from the finish line, up a small hill behind the medal ceremony stage.

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After attending the medal ceremony, Veterans Minister Keith Brown paid tribute to the efforts of the Arctic convoy sailors.

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