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Amy and Grace Thomas from Hawke's Bay brought home bronze medals from Spain's ITF Taekwon-Do World Cup, competing against 2,600 athletes from 57 countries. Their wins prove that years of family dedication and weekend training trips can lead to world-class success.
When Felicity Rush asked her record-breaking father for a world record of her own, he found the perfect challenge they could tackle together. After weeks of practice and plenty of fun, this father-daughter duo made it official.
Antigua's Prime Minister Gaston Browne celebrated his sister Blondell's graduation, highlighting how she overcame a difficult childhood to earn her degree as an adult. Her achievement shows that educational dreams can come true at any age.
Just 10 races into her professional career, 22-year-old Maddi Gordon became the first woman to win an NHRA Top Fuel event, making history at Ohio's Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. Her victory alongside her father Doug, who won in a different class the same day, caps a journey that started when she was eight days old at the dragstrip.
John Winston Gobin walked across Harvard Law School's stage wrapped in Guyana's Golden Arrowhead flag, honoring the country his parents left behind. His grandmother Lynette, who attended his classes with him, watched from the audience as he completed a journey she helped make possible.
After raising six children, Tatum Maybir earned her medical degree and inspired three of her kids to follow her into medicine. Now all four are working to close the representation gap for Indigenous doctors in Australia.
When Mayahuel Yaoapoqa moved from Micronesia to Georgia without speaking English, she never imagined she'd graduate college at 17 alongside her sister and father. This week, the three celebrate degrees together at Georgia Northwestern Technical College.
A Niger Delta activist and his 24-year-old son just made history at Delta State University by earning their doctorate and master's degrees at the same convocation ceremony. Their achievement marks an unprecedented milestone for their community and celebrates the power of lifelong learning.
Sheffield siblings Alex and Matt Fitzpatrick became the first brothers ever to win a PGA Tour event, capturing the Zurich Classic in a nail-biting finish. The historic victory propels younger brother Alex into the big leagues with a PGA Tour card through 2028.
Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick just became the first brothers ever to win a PGA Tour event together, clinching victory with a dramatic birdie on the final hole in New Orleans. The win gives younger brother Alex a two-year PGA Tour exemption and caps off an incredible year for Matt, who became the first Englishman to win three times in a season.
The Lawson family made history when both parents and their two daughters walked across the graduation stage together at Miami-Dade College. Their journey from Jamaica to South Florida led to a milestone few families ever achieve.
Brothers Jack and Quinn Hughes both won Olympic gold medals in hockey at the Milan Cortina Olympics, making their parents' decades of early morning drives and rink-side support worth every moment. Their proud parents joined TODAY to celebrate both sons' victories and the USA women's hockey team's gold medal win.