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    Janek Salmistu wrote on May 31, 2025
    Janis Lusis was a world-class javelin thrower but also good decathlete. After winning the 1962 European Championships in javelin throw...
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    Andres wrote on May 13, 2025
    Worldathletics'i Technical Rules ütleb tuule kohta järgmist: “The conditions shall have been complied with in each of the individual events,...
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    GOUSSET wrote on Oct 08, 2024
    Thank you Janek, for your post !
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    Janek Salmistu wrote on Oct 07, 2024
    Outdated section has been removed. Thanks for pointing it out.
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