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Nafissatou Thiam sets all-time high jump record in heptathlon
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June 23, 2019
Decastar 2019 - Belgium's Olympic champion Nafissatou Thiam has cleared 2.02 metres at the women's heptathlon event in Talence (France). Photo by Michel Fisquet
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