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Gema Pascual Torrecilla is a track and road cyclist from Spain. She represented her nation at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Women's points race.

Luca Solari is an Italian racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team Androni Giocattoli.

Shuichi Sakamoto is a male badminton player from Japan.

James Douglas Hepburn is a Scottish politician serving as Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills since 26 June 2018. He had previously been the Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health from 2014 to 2016 and Minister for Employability and Training from 2016 to 2018. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency since 2011, having previously represented the Central Scotland region from 2007 to 2011.

James Chua is a Malaysian former badminton player. Born in Sarawak, Chua moved to Kuala Lumpur to join the BAM squad in 1995. He was part of the Malaysia junior team that won the boys' team bronze at the 1997 Asian Junior Championships in Manila. He was the champion at the 1998 Malaysia Satellite, and in 2001 clinched the National Championships title. Chua won the World Grand Prix title at the 2002 Malaysia Open defeated his compatriot the defending champion, Ong Ewe Hock in straight games. Together with the national men's team squad, they won the bronze medals at the 1998 and 2002 Asian Games.

Jan Kuyckx is a former Belgian racing cyclist.