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By Agence France Presse

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29 July 2021

12:32 pm

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PICTURES OF THE DECADE Usain Bolt (C) of Jamaica celebrates after winning the men’s 100m final of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Athletics, Track and Field events at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 14 August 2016. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON

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Since the modern Olympic Games began, many world records have already been broken. From the javelin throw to the 100 metres, some of them are compared to real life.

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