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BRAZIL 05 AUG 2016 - 21 AUG 2016

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Usain Bolt after achieving the triple triple at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Getty Images)

Eight things we learned on day eight – Rio 2016 Olympic Games

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The XXXI Olympic Games
Olympic Games 		BRAZIL Rio de Janeiro, BRA 05 AUG 2016 - 21 AUG 2016
London Anniversary Games
Diamond League Meetings 		GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. London (Olympic Stadium), GBR 22 JUL 2016 - 23 JUL 2016
IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016
IAAF World Junior Championships 		POLAND Bydgoszcz (Stadion Zawisza), POL 19 JUL 2016 - 24 JUL 2016
István Gyulai Memorial
EAA Outdoor Meetings 		HUNGARY Székesfehérvár (Sóstói Stadion), HUN 18 JUL 2016
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Diamond League Meetings 		MONACO Monaco (Stade Louis II), MON 15 JUL 2016
European Athletics Championships
European Championships 		NETHERLANDS Amsterdam (Olympisch Stadion), NED 06 JUL 2016 - 10 JUL 2016
Gold Coast Airport Marathon
IAAF Gold Label Road Races 		AUSTRALIA Gold Coast, AUS 03 JUL 2016
U.S.Olympic Trials
Open National Championships 		UNITED STATES Eugene (Hayward Field), OR, USA 01 JUL 2016 - 10 JUL 2016
Paavo Nurmi Games
EAA Outdoor Meetings 		FINLAND Turku, FIN 29 JUN 2016
B.A.A. 10K
IAAF Bronze Label Road Races 		UNITED STATES Boston, USA 26 JUN 2016

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  • First impressions – Eliud Kipchoge Kenyan marathon maestro Eliud Kipchoge advanced to second on the all-time lists after his 2:03:05 victory in the London Marathon in April and at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games he will aim to add to the bronze and silver medals he has won over 5000m on the track in previous Games. In the latest instalment of our First Impressions series, Kipchoge divulges some engaging thoughts about some of the first things in his life.
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  • First impressions – Erik Kynard Olympic silver medallist and world indoor bronze medallist Erik Kynard is one of the world’s leading high jumpers. In the latest instalment of our first impressions series, the US champion answers a number of firsts in his life, both on and off the track.
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