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Fortunately for USA Track and Field, "runoff" is not an Olympic event.
Because it's pretty clear, after the women's 100 meters that in a 10-day span went from photo finish to fiasco to big fizzle, that the U.S. governing body for the sport has little idea how to do that.
However, in the more traditional events, such as sprinting and jumping and throwing and distance running, the USA is looking pretty good heading into the
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