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The Silver Snipers

05/07/2018 GMT

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The Silver Snipers: Swedish pensioners test their aim at a professional eSports event

Swedish pensioners test their aim at a professional eSports tournament; is it strange that Russian football players have run such big distances; and worrying about status.

Five Swedish pensioners, who call themselves the “Silver Snipers”, test their aim at a professional eSports tournament, and try to prove that gaming is for everyone. Not only is gaming a hobby that connects them with their grandchildren’s generation, but it’s also helped them through some tough times in life.

Is it strange that Russian football players ran such big distances during their first two games of the FIFA World Cup?  We look at how they compare to other teams and what it might signify. Also –is it just bad luck that Germany has crashed out of the competition? 

How do we view our status in society: is it something we can define ourselves or is it always dependent on the opinion of others? In many parts of the world status is something we can change through education, occupation and wealth but what if you come from a culture where the status you are born with is inescapable?  Priscilla Ngethe reports.

(Image caption: A team photo of the Silver Snipers / Credit: BBC)

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