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Olympic facts: 10 things you didn't know about the 100m sprint

Reported by guardian.co.uk on Sunday, 5 August 2012 (on August 5, 2012)
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London 2012 fans watching Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Asafa Powell and the rest will need these questions answered

*So how come the Olympics has a 100m race?
*

The event was introduced into the..


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