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World Athletics Championships: Two world records fall, U.S. wins three more golds on final night

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Tobi Amusan and Mondo Duplantis set new world records at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon on Sunday. The Nigerian hurdler smashed the women's 100 metre hurdles world record clocking 12.12 seconds in the semi-finals before bettering herself with 12.06s in the final. The 22-year-old Swedish vaulter set a championship record with a 6.06m leap when he proceeded to clear the bar set at 6.21m at the second time of asking. The hosts closed the competition with two dominant victories in the 4x400 metre relays.

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The Hindu

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World Records broken at the World Athletics Championships

Here are the world records broken at the recently concluded World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

3 years ago·India

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Irish Times

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Duplantis and Amusan break world records on final day of World Athletics Championships

US win championship record 33 medals in dominant performance in home territory

3 years ago·Dublin, Ireland

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Big News Network

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Roundup: Duplantis, Amusan break world records at athletics worlds

EUGENE, United States, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Swedish star pole vaulter Armand Duplantis added one centimeter to his own world record, and Nigeria Tobi Amusan smas

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Two world records fall on final day of world championships

Nigerian Tobi Amusan won 100 metres hurdles gold on Sunday in what was initially announced as a world record 12.06 seconds but later ruled ineligible as the wind speed exceeded the legal limit.

3 years ago·Johannesburg, South Africa

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