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'The worlds most famous athletics fans' !! (IAAF 2009) Podcast:

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Lots of comments this week that we're not 'proper' journalists 🙄 just 'fanboys'. To which we say 'damn right we are, and proud of it'. In other news latest, guest on the pod is @sebcoe & @tamsynlewis 🤷🏾‍♂️💅🏾 CHECK OUT OR FANBOYING HERE 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

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It's all about tiny Caribbean islands tonight. St Lucia 🇱🇨 population 178k 🥇 Dominica 🇩🇲 population 72k 🥇 Jamaica 🇯🇲 population 2.7m 🥈🥉 Grenada 🇬🇩 population 124k 🥉 This is why we ❤️ athletics @WorldAthletics @Paris2024

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I wish people would spent half as much energy praising Athing as they do defending Sha'Carri 😕

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HA!!! Did you see the actual Turk showing the Kenyans which way round the flag went??? 😂 #EuroXC

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Femka may have to reconsider her relay duties going forward 😕

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I can assure @Adam_Gemili that he has absolutely nothing to apologise for and has never let anyone down during his entire career. He ran great.

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No other UK athlete has ever won 3 medals at 1 World Champs 🥇🥈🥈 @dinaashersmith

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She may have transferred to JAM 🇯🇲 but we’re still claiming 3 Brits in the 800m final 🇬🇧 @adelle_tracey

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LEGEND ALERT!!! @JazminSawyers 7m 👑 EI: 🥇

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UK never had 2 female 🥇🥇 at same WC before

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@thats_so_v She didn't have disclose to world, didn't even have to disclose to testers but chose to forge documents on 3 different occasions. This is after previously being banned for missing tests 🤷🏾‍♂️ It's not the rules that are ridic it's her inability to stick to them.

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Come on @ChristianM200 😃

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Ex-sprinter Christian Malcolm could become new UK Athletics head coach

EXCLUSIVE BY RIATH AL-SAMARRAI: A three-way race has developed for the head coach role at UK Athletics with former sprinter Christian Malcolm emerging as a serious contender.

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Can @WorldAthletics please stop messing with horizontal jumps. My photos not clear but this is not no jump. Breaking plane of board makes no sense. Without visual reference how do jumpers judge take off. Plenty of things to change (w hurdle heights !!) Stop messing with jumps 😠

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Shelayna Oskan Clarke SO underated how many other UK athletes came top 5 in the world, win UK champs and diamond league ? Needs more respect

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Got accosted by this random bunch of fans as we left the stadium last night. They insisted we all take a photo together. Said they worked ‘in the media’. Maybe you recognise them 🤷🏾‍♂️

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The only picture that matters right now!!! 10.85!!!🥇🎉 @julieashers

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Someone please make this stop. It's not even funny anymore 😕

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This @BBCSport panel is like an Athletics Avengers Assemble and I'm in awe 🥰 @JNETTEKWAKYE @dinaashersmith @J_Ennis @RealDeniseLewis #delayedathletics

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Oh they REALLY don't like each other 😲 Who can tell us the goss ??

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Why do US athletes think rules don't apply to them ? Or if you bring out a sob story it should just be accepted with no repercussions ?? Yet athletes from any other country are quite rightly banned 🤔

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Legit one of the greatest moments I’ve ever ever had in and Athletics stadium 🇮🇪 @earoma2024 🥳

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@MJGold She a very well balanced athlete. She's got a chip on both shoulders 🤣

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Can we just take a sec to remember Steve Jones ran 2.07.13 in 1985 without any of the benefits that modern runners have 👑

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Happy Birthday to us. Athletics obsessed since time. Can we give up to our mum who made a track cake with a pole vaulter 😆👏🏾

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@__coleman Don't tell us tell @wada_ama

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I'm very confused. There seems to be 2 whole women commentating together on the World Juniors !!😲 They seem to be doing a competent job and there's no man to chaperone !!! Surely there's some mistake maybe the men are in isolation or something.

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We're still doing this final 3 bullshit ? 🙄 @Diamond_League

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Or US athletes could stop taking drugs and avoiding tests #JustAThought

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Sha'Carri Richardson's suspension is just another sign the Olympic sports' anti-doping movement has veered off the rails. My column:

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Who better to watch the 100m with @ChristieLinford @ChristianM200 @wabudapest23 @WorldAthletics

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Can't wait to get 2nd vaccine tomorrow it means I'll be able to do all the things i love, like sitting indoors by myself watching athletics, tweeting about athletics and looking up athletes on Power of 10 and Road to Tokyo 😁 Bring it On 💉

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@KnightsofBlue @ItsGabrielleT It wasn't an Olympic official. It was a Nigerian official. People be blaming the IOC for all kind of shit that's nothing to do with them.

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When you break your arm but refuse to go to the hospital until AFTER the evening session has finished 🤕 #Belgrade2022 @WorldAthletics #Priorities

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Remember when everyone insisted @Tokyo2020 was going to be disaster 🤣

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'Can we have to golds ?' 🥇🥇 One of the best moments EVER in athletics @mutazbarshim @gianmarcotamber 😭🥰

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Gavan Reilly

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The true essence of sportsmanship. 🇮🇹 Gianmarco Tamberi and 🇶🇦 Mutaz Barshim are approached about a high-jump tiebreaker jump-off… and agree to share the Olympic title. #Athletics #Tokyo2020

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11.04 for @daryllneita 🥳 2nd All Time

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@AOC Wow !! Some people really shouldn't embarrass themselves commenting on things they know ABSOLUTELY nothing about 🙄

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Hearing Keely isn't well. Head cold and nearly pulled out but toughed it out for 🥇

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4 UK 800m ladies in Eugene next year 😃Thanks @keelyhodgkinson 🥰

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Just realised those GB gymnasts are twins. I just thought one person was competing LOADS 🤦🏾‍♂️

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Never too early to introduce your god daughter to the legends 🥰 @tessasanderson 🥇

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Aren’t @Adam_Gemili and @JazminSawyers doing a great job on @BBCSport 😄

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There were fears that this champs may be a disappointment for Germany with few current stars and low ticket sales. There’s about 50k people here tonight and they have THREE 🥇🥇🥇already 🥳 @EuroAthletics #Munich2022

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ALL OF THIS!!! @karagoucher speaking the truth as usual @HuffPost U.S. Olympians Cheat, Too. They Just Cheat With An American Accent.

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✅ We're running out of legends that we need to meet 😃😭🤯 #AnnPacker #Tokyo64 🥇🥈 @BritAthletics #MullerUKChamps

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We're very excited to announce @jazminsawyers will be joining us permanently for this Olympic Summer. Check out Jaz's official BS Girl debut in ur podcast feeds now. We catch up with the action as the season gets going & @earoma2024 team is announced 😁

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The @BBCSport ex athlete pundits have been superb lead by @LutaloMuhammad obvs 👑

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@treadwater1 Agreed but she might have run her usual race and got silver

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Olympic BRONZE medalist @goldiesayers 🥉😄🎉 @London_DL #DrugCheatsOut

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I can HIGHLY recommed @discoveryplusUK athletics live stream £4.99 for dedicated athletics and individual feeds for all field events 😃 Obvs can't rely on @BBCSport this Olympics 😕

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Of course it would be great to see more people in the crowd @IAAFDoha2019 but I'm LOVING seeing huge attendence of African fans. Something we've never had the opportunity of seeing before.

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Only ever had 1 interaction with Christian Coleman. So i guess he needs to get a thicker skin and a sense of humour 🤷🏾‍♂️🤣

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@__coleman Don't tell us tell @wada_ama

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“To me it was very obvious. The competition was over, we had both won” @ktnago13 on sharing gold with @ninakennedy_ 🥇🥇🥳 @wabudapest23 @WorldAthletics #TwoGolds

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NR from @mattonthefloor 44.35 🎉🎉

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So am i right in thinking the new way to 'showcase' the LJ is to show nothing but this last round nonsense ? So only 3 athletes get any screen time. What PR genius came up with this idea ?? 👏🏾👏🏾 @Diamond_League

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We knew there was something up with Dina but didn't know the deets so this isn't a suprise. But what a woman, what a champion and we couldn't ❤ her any more. She'll be back stronger than ever. So be AFRAID 🥰

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Jon Boy to the rescue!!! 🎉🥇👍🏾 @Statman_Jon @julieashers @dinaashersmith @IAAFDoha2019

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1/2 Dear @BritAthletics fans would like to see athletes like @AmeliaStrickler in the Doha team. Having qualified per IAAF rules she should be treated same as anyone qualified & top 2 in trials. Currently 45th in world performance rankings...

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❤ @dinaashersmith so much. Such a class act 🥰

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After his sensational 1500m win, we want to know why Scotland has declared war on Norway for the first time since 1262 😆😆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇳🇴🪖 @joshk97 @BritAthletics @WorldAthletics @wabudapest23 #WorldAthleticsChampionships

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I timed her last 200m at 21.89 😮

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Lauraaaaaa!!! That last 200 was ridiculous omg 😫🤣🤣🤣🤣

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So if Salazar is guilty of “orchestrating and facilitating prohibited doping conduct” who were the beneficiaries?? 🤔

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👑👑👑 Katarina Johnson-Thompson: ‘I’ve got unfinished business with the Olympics’ @JohnsonThompson @seaningle

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Katarina Johnson-Thompson: ‘I’ve got unfinished business with the Olympics’

The BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award nominee on her comeback world heptathlon title win and her dreams for Paris

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Our lunch was better than your lunch @chrissyohuruogu 😆

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Why are UK 800m runners OBSESSED with finding space on the inside when there isn't any. Have none of them ever watched Adam Kszczot run ? They just need to look in front of them to see how it shoild be done 🙄

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I can't cope with these amazing young ladies and their perfect tactics 😃🥰🎉

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It's amazing how many ill informed people who don't even follow the sport are suddenly experts in drug policy and DSD issues 🙄

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WOOP all 3 UK ladies in 800m final 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 @keelyhodgkinson @alexbell92 @JemmaReekie 🎊🎊🎊

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I haven’t cried this much since @damekellyholmes won 🥇in Athens 😭. Big up to HJ KINGS @mutazbarshim 👑 + @gianmarcotamber 👑 my moment of @Tokyo2020 🎉

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@BBCSport FFS @BBCSport leave it alone. The woman just have a perfectly reasonable explanation. Not everything has to be a fucking conflama.

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Could @dinaashersmith be more perfect 🥰🎉😃

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Shelly-Ann be like 💅

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“This is one race… count me out if you want to ... Talk all the sh*t you want to! You know what I can do!" - Sha’Carri Richardson

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Can we stop with this revisionist history that Dwayne Chambers is a 'Legend of the sport' instead of a cheating, disgrace who stole from his friends, lied to fans and lost UK multiple medals !!

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At 10pm I was going for a 10k run. At 10.30pm decided on an 8k run. At 11pm I opted for a 5k walk. At 11.10pm I left the house, went over the shop and bought a bag of Wine Guns and a can of beer 😫

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This LJ shit can fuck right off 🙄

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4.83 AND THEN 4.90 for @HollyBradshawPV 3rd in World '21 and 9th AT 🎉🎉🎉

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I'm so sick of this DQ shit. It's a new thing. Started around 2016 didn't it? This constant jobsworthyness is ruining the sport. It's infuriating😡

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Who says Athletics isn't popular ? 🥇🎉

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Always happy to see Athing run but DL makes no sense when someone just gets placed in final when they haven't run 1 all year 🤷🏾‍♂️

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My fave interview of the whole week. So proud of @morgan_a_lake 4th in the Worlds @wabudapest23 and showing us and herself what's she capable of on the world stage 🎉🎉 can wait to see what's to come @BritAthletics @WorldAthletics #WorldAthleticsChampionships

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#NewProfilePic

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Clock had been out all day but that level of inaccuracy is completely unacceptable @BritAthletics

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Dear @BBCSport just because you have lots of silly new technology of doesn’t mean it’s interesting. Show the bloody Pole Vault @IAAFDoha2019

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What have we been saying about @Jodiealicia27 ? 🎉🎉🎉🎉

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Packed crowd really hating this ‘boring’ LJ competish 🙄 🥇8.22m 🥈8.22m 🥉8.21m @wicglasgow24

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Love Eliud but let's not pretend running sub2 in those circumstances (or any) is the same as putting a man on the moon 🙄

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I know we complain about this all the time but can someone who works in TV explain the editorial decision to play Heptathlon montages we've already seen multiple times and constant studio chat rather than finals with superstars Barshim, Tamberi and Rojas ? 🤷🏾‍♂️🤬

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People need to get a life. Imagine what kind of curmudgeon you'd have to be to send negative messages to these champions 🥇🥇

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@ImaniLara I hope you're having an open top bus parade down Rye Lane with @Lixsanyee and @kye969 🥇🥈🥉 🚌

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The only picture that matters right now!!! Part 2 🇬🇧🥇🥇🎉 @julieashers

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One of the greatest moments of our lives was when the legendary #IreneSzewinska danced with us at the World Cup in Athens ‘06. Met her many times over the years and she was always a delight. Such a lovely lady #RIP #GOAT #LEGEND

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This dreadful results graphic has got to stop. Who thought this was a good idea? It's of no use at all. Just show us the actual results with times. We have no idea what people have run 😡 @WorldAthletics @WCHoregon22

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Great run by Amy Pratt. This is why you take young athletes to champs :)

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Lovely @Adam_Gemili wouldn't know how to let anyone down 🥰

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Alexander Stadium looking glorious 😎 @birminghamcg22

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1 hour in and constant BBC chat is driving me nuts already 🤦🏾

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Never underestimate @MissAshaPhilip 11.10=pb 😍🤣😃 @ISTAF_Berlin

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Am i the only one who was more excited by @Jessie_Knight than Mondo ? 😁

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54.04 from Nafi is 939 points puts her 121 in front of Kat. That's appropriate 8 seconds in the 800m. We have to hope she doesn't improve and Kat runs out of her skin 🤫

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Budapest Day 5 - Declaration of War Edition with @JazminSawyers The Scottish/Norwegian War lasted between 1262 and 1266, but now, after nearly 800 years of peace, it seems that Jake and Josh are determined to reignite it 😆🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇳🇴

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I'm pleased for this, but what's the point of a league if you can just turn up for the final 🤷🏾‍♂️

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Jenny Meadows

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@warr10rz Keely is the DL champion as Athing wasn’t eligible as didn’t qualify for the final 🙌🏼

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