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China: Lightning-Fast Lizard Dashes Across Nanjing Pet Shop

On September 8, 2025, in Nanjing, a small black lizard leapt from a streamer’s hand and dashed across a pet shop at lightning speed, earning the nickname “the fastest little sprinter in the reptile world.On September 8, 2025, in Nanjing, a small black lizard leapt from a streamer’s hand and dashed across a pet shop at lightning speed, earning the nickname “the fastest little sprinter in the reptile world.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Retired Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt shows his iconic pose to the crowd during the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025.

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Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Athletics: World championships in Tokyo

Retired Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt shows his iconic pose to the crowd during the World Athletics Championships at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2025.

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World athletics championships event

World athletics championships event

Retired Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt shows his iconic pose during an event in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2025, two days prior to start of the world athletics championships in the Japanese capital.

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World athletics championships event

World athletics championships event

Retired Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt speaks to the press during an event in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2025, two days prior to start of the world athletics championships in the Japanese capital.

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Athletics: Sprinter Tebogo at Tokyo elementary school

Athletics: Sprinter Tebogo at Tokyo elementary school

Letsile Tebogo of Botswana, winner of the men's 200-meter event at the Paris Olympics, speaks to reporters after participating in an event with 130 children at an elementary school in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2025.

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CICLISMO - Giro d'Italia - Stage 18 - Morbegno-Cesano Maderno

CICLISMO - Giro d'Italia - Stage 18 - Morbegno-Cesano Maderno

CESANO MADERNO, ITALY - MAY 29: Lidl-Trek's Danish rider Mads Pedersen wearing the best sprinter's red jersey (Maglia Rossa) poses on the podium celebrates on the podium after the 108th Giro d'Italia 2025, Stage 18 a 144km stage from Morbegno to Cesano Moderno 1.800m / #UCIWT / on May 29, 2025 in Bormio, Italy. Credit: Tiziano Ballabio

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South Africa: 13 Taxis Set On Fire Month After Deadly Shooting In Cape Town

13 minibus taxis were set alight at a rank on Sunday night, January 9, in Nyanga, Cape Town. Four sprinter buses and a civilian vehicle were also destroyed. This comes nearly a month after a deadly shooting at the same rank, and the South African Police Service (SAPS) is investigating the case as arson.

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Athletics: Sani Brown

Athletics: Sani Brown

Japanese sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown gives an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2024.

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Athletics: Sani Brown

Athletics: Sani Brown

Japanese sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown gives an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2024.

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Athletics: Sani Brown

Athletics: Sani Brown

Japanese sprinter Abdul Hakim Sani Brown gives an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2024.

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Llustration Of A Datacenter - Saint-Ouen-l’Aumone

Llustration Of A Datacenter - Saint-Ouen-l’Aumone

Illustration of rows of Sprinter brand batteries on a shelf during his visit to the Scaleway company data center site. With the aim of discussing data center implementation issues and conditions for greening these infrastructures, particularly concerning the energy consumption. Indeed, Scaleway has data centers that use 100% energy renewable. The latest DC5 data center uses a system of adiabatic cooling based on the evaporation of water and which avoids the need for air conditioning. October 28, 2024, in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone (Val-d'oise) near Paris. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Llustration Of A Datacenter - Saint-Ouen-l’Aumone

Llustration Of A Datacenter - Saint-Ouen-l’Aumone

Illustration of rows of Sprinter brand batteries on a shelf during his visit to the Scaleway company data center site. With the aim of discussing data center implementation issues and conditions for greening these infrastructures, particularly concerning the energy consumption. Indeed, Scaleway has data centers that use 100% energy renewable. The latest DC5 data center uses a system of adiabatic cooling based on the evaporation of water and which avoids the need for air conditioning. October 28, 2024, in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone (Val-d'oise) near Paris. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Llustration Of A Datacenter - Saint-Ouen-l’Aumone

Llustration Of A Datacenter - Saint-Ouen-l’Aumone

Illustration of rows of Sprinter brand batteries on a shelf during his visit to the Scaleway company data center site. With the aim of discussing data center implementation issues and conditions for greening these infrastructures, particularly concerning the energy consumption. Indeed, Scaleway has data centers that use 100% energy renewable. The latest DC5 data center uses a system of adiabatic cooling based on the evaporation of water and which avoids the need for air conditioning. October 28, 2024, in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumone (Val-d'oise) near Paris. Photo by Alexis Jumeau/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris Paralympics: Athletics

Paris Paralympics: Athletics

Guillaume Junior Atangana (R) of the Refugee Paralympic Team competes in the men's 400-meters T11 final at the Paris Paralympics on Sept. 1, 2024, at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris. The sprinter, from Cameroon, finished third, winning the second Paralympic medal in history for the RPT.

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- Serie B - AC Pisa vs AC Reggiana

- Serie B - AC Pisa vs AC Reggiana

Pisan Olympic Athletes from sx Daniele Meucci (marathon), Silvia Terrazzi (boating), Anna Bongiorni (sprinter), Carlotta Cambi (volley gold medal Paris 2024), Filippo Macchi (fencing double silver medal Paris 2024) during AC Pisa vs AC Reggiana, Italian soccer Serie B match in Pisa, Italy, August 31 2024

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- Serie B - AC Pisa vs AC Reggiana

- Serie B - AC Pisa vs AC Reggiana

The Pisa Sporting Club rewards Pisan Olympic Athletes: from sx Daniele Meucci (marathon), Silvia Terrazzi (boating), Anna Bongiorni (sprinter), Carlotta Cambi (volley gold medal Paris 2024), Alexander Knaster (owner Pisa), Giuseppe Corrado (President Pisa), Frida Scarpa (sport councillor), Filippo Macchi (fencing double silver medal Paris 2024) during AC Pisa vs AC Reggiana, Italian soccer Serie B match in Pisa, Italy, August 31 2024

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- Serie B - AC Pisa vs AC Reggiana

- Serie B - AC Pisa vs AC Reggiana

Pisan Olympic Athletes from sx Daniele Meucci (marathon), Silvia Terrazzi (boating), Anna Bongiorni (sprinter), Carlotta Cambi (volley gold medal Paris 2024), Filippo Macchi (fencing double silver medal Paris 2024) during AC Pisa vs AC Reggiana, Italian soccer Serie B match in Pisa, Italy, August 31 2024

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- Serie B - AC Pisa vs AC Reggiana

- Serie B - AC Pisa vs AC Reggiana

from sx Daniele Meucci (marathon), Silvia Terrazzi (boating), Anna Bongiorni (sprinter), Carlotta Cambi (volley gold medal Paris 2024), Filippo Macchi (fencing double silver medal Paris 2024) during AC Pisa vs AC Reggiana, Italian soccer Serie B match in Pisa, Italy, August 31 2024

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Team Ukraine athletes come home from Paris 2024 Olympics

Team Ukraine athletes come home from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Ukrainian canoe sprinter Liudmyla Luzan (L), who won a silver medal in the Womens Canoe Double 500m event with Anastasiia Rybachok, and fencer Olga Kharlan, who won bronze in the Womens Sabre Individual event and gold in the Womens Sabre Team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, attend the welcome ceremony at the Central Railway Terminal upon their return from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Team Ukraine athletes come home from Paris 2024 Olympics

Team Ukraine athletes come home from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Ukrainian wrestlers Zhan Beleniuk, Parviz Nasibov, Iryna Koliadenko, canoe sprinter Liudmyla Luzan and fencer Olga Kharlan (L to R, front) pose for a photo with medals during the welcome ceremony at the Central Railway Terminal upon their return from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Team Ukraine athletes come home from Paris 2024 Olympics

Team Ukraine athletes come home from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Ukrainian wrestlers Zhan Beleniuk, Parviz Nasibov, Iryna Koliadenko and Ukrainian canoe sprinter Liudmyla Luzan (L to R, front) pose for a photo with medals during the welcome ceremony at the Central Railway Terminal upon their return from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Team Ukraine athletes come home from Paris 2024 Olympics

Team Ukraine athletes come home from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Ukrainian canoe sprinter Liudmyla Luzan, who won a silver medal in the Womens Canoe Double 500m event with Anastasiia Rybachok at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, attends the welcome ceremony at the Central Railway Terminal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Team Ukraine athletes come home from Paris 2024 Olympics

Team Ukraine athletes come home from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Ukrainian wrestlers Zhan Beleniuk, Parviz Nasibov, Iryna Koliadenko, canoe sprinter Liudmyla Luzan and fencer Olga Kharlan (L to R, front) pose for a photo with medals during the welcome ceremony at the Central Railway Terminal upon their return from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Team Ukraine athletes come home from Paris 2024 Olympics

Team Ukraine athletes come home from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Ukrainian canoe sprinter Liudmyla Luzan, who won a silver medal in the Womens Canoe Double 500m event with Anastasiia Rybachok at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, attends the welcome ceremony at the Central Railway Terminal, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 OlympicsUkrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 Olympics

Ukrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 OlympicsUkrainian athletes come back home from Paris 2024 Olympics

KYIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 5, 2024 - Ukrainian rowers Yevheniia Dovhodko, Anastasiia Kozhenkova, Daryna Verkhohliad, Nataliia Dovhodko and Ukrainian track and field sprinter and hurdler Tetyana Melnyk (L to R) hold a national flag at the Central Railway Station during a welcome ceremony upon their return from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

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The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

Group photo of participants in the Embassy of Finland during the Paris Summer Olympic Games on August 3, 2024. People in the front row are the Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to France Matti Anttonen, Finnish Olympic Committee Chairman Jan Vapaavuori, Finnish sprinter Lotta Kemppinen and the Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

Sprinter Lotta Kemppinen of Finland attend a press conferance during Paris Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Village on July 30, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

Sprinter Lotta Kemppinen of Finland attend a press conferance during Paris Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Village on July 30, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

Sprinter Lotta Kemppinen of Finland attend a press conferance during Paris Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Village on July 30, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

Sprinter Lotta Kemppinen of Finland poses in a press conferance during Paris Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Village on July 30, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

Sprinter Lotta Kemppinen of Finland attend a press conferance during Paris Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Village on July 30, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

The Paris Summer Olympic Games 2024

Sprinter Lotta Kemppinen of Finland attend a press conferance during Paris Summer Olympic Games at the Olympic Village on July 30, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-CHINA-SU BINGTIAN-CENTRE POMPIDOU

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-CHINA-SU BINGTIAN-CENTRE POMPIDOU

(240727) -- PARIS, July 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- China's star sprinter Su Bingtian poses for a photo while visiting the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France, July 27, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Meng Yongmin)

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Paris 2024 - Olympic Flame Being Lit

Paris 2024 - Olympic Flame Being Lit

The torchbearers French former sprinter Marie-Jose Perec and French judoka Teddy Riner stand next to a lit Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Liu Dawei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Torch Departing From Iena Bridge Towards Tuileries Gardens

Paris 2024 - Torch Departing From Iena Bridge Towards Tuileries Gardens

Paralympic sprinter Nantenin Keita and former basketball player Tony Parker hold the Olympic torch at the Louvre during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/Wu Wei/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-OPENING CEREMONY

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-OPENING CEREMONY

(240726) -- PARIS, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Paralympic sprinter Nantenin Keita and former basketball player Tony Parker hold the Olympic torch at the Louvre during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Wu Wei)

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(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-OPENING CEREMONY

(PARIS2024) FRANCE-PARIS-OLY-OPENING CEREMONY

(240726) -- PARIS, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- The torchbearers French former sprinter Marie-Jose Perec and French judoka Teddy Riner stand next to a lit Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Dawei)

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Paris 2024 - Files - France Struggles With Its Hijab Rules For Opening Ceremony

Paris 2024 - Files - France Struggles With Its Hijab Rules For Opening Ceremony

File photo dated June 28, 2024 of Sylla Sounkamba Stade Lavallois Heat 400 M Women during the French Athletics Championships 2024 at Stade du Lac de Maine in Angers, France. French government and Olympics officials are seeking a creative solution to allow Muslim French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla to wear her hijab at the opening ceremony while still complying with the country's secularism laws, they said on Wednesday. Thousands of athletes, including some who wear a hijab, are arriving for the Paris Olympics, placing an international spotlight on tensions in France over national identity and perceived discrimination against Muslims. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Files - France Struggles With Its Hijab Rules For Opening Ceremony

Paris 2024 - Files - France Struggles With Its Hijab Rules For Opening Ceremony

File photo dated August 26, 2023 of Sounkamba Sylla Heat 1 4X400 Metres Relay Women during the World Athletics Championships 2023 on at Nemzeti Atletikai Kozpont in Budapest, Hungary. French government and Olympics officials are seeking a creative solution to allow Muslim French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla to wear her hijab at the opening ceremony while still complying with the country's secularism laws, they said on Wednesday. Thousands of athletes, including some who wear a hijab, are arriving for the Paris Olympics, placing an international spotlight on tensions in France over national identity and perceived discrimination against Muslims. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Files - France Struggles With Its Hijab Rules For Opening Ceremony

Paris 2024 - Files - France Struggles With Its Hijab Rules For Opening Ceremony

File photo dated June 28, 2024 of Sylla Sounkamba Stade Lavallois Heat 400 M Women during the French Athletics Championships 2024 at Stade du Lac de Maine in Angers, France. French government and Olympics officials are seeking a creative solution to allow Muslim French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla to wear her hijab at the opening ceremony while still complying with the country's secularism laws, they said on Wednesday. Thousands of athletes, including some who wear a hijab, are arriving for the Paris Olympics, placing an international spotlight on tensions in France over national identity and perceived discrimination against Muslims. Photo by Laurent Lairys/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

FRANK VAN DEN BROEK SMAILING PORTRAIT ON THE PODIUM WITH A SPRINTER JERSEY during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024. Photo by Gianluca Ricci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

Tour De France Stage 1 Finish - France

FRANK VAN DEN BROEK SMAILING PORTRAIT ON THE PODIUM WITH A SPRINTER JERSEY during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024. Photo by Gianluca Ricci/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

FRANK VAN DEN BROEK SMAILING PORTRAIT ON THE PODIUM WITH A SPRINTER JERSEY during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024

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Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

Tour De France race - Stage 1 - Finish

FRANK VAN DEN BROEK SMAILING PORTRAIT ON THE PODIUM WITH A SPRINTER JERSEY during Stage 1 - Finish, Tour De France race in Rimini, Italy, June 29 2024

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Barbie Celebrates Role-Model Athletes

Barbie Celebrates Role-Model Athletes

Undated handout photo shows Polish track and field sprinter Ewa Swoboda posing with her doll. Mattel is releasing new Barbie dolls depicting some of the world's most celebrated female athletes as part of the brand's ongoing celebration of Barbie's 65th anniversary. The dolls are one of a kind and are not available for purchase. Photo by Matell France via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Barbie Celebrates Role-Model Athletes

Barbie Celebrates Role-Model Athletes

Undated handout photo shows Polish track and field sprinter Ewa Swoboda posing with her doll. Mattel is releasing new Barbie dolls depicting some of the world's most celebrated female athletes as part of the brand's ongoing celebration of Barbie's 65th anniversary. The dolls are one of a kind and are not available for purchase. Photo by Matell France via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Barbie Celebrates Role-Model Athletes

Barbie Celebrates Role-Model Athletes

Undated handout photo shows Polish track and field sprinter Ewa Swoboda posing with her doll. Mattel is releasing new Barbie dolls depicting some of the world's most celebrated female athletes as part of the brand's ongoing celebration of Barbie's 65th anniversary. The dolls are one of a kind and are not available for purchase. Photo by Matell France via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Barbie Celebrates Role-Model Athletes

Barbie Celebrates Role-Model Athletes

Undated handout photo shows Polish track and field sprinter Ewa Swoboda posing with her doll. Mattel is releasing new Barbie dolls depicting some of the world's most celebrated female athletes as part of the brand's ongoing celebration of Barbie's 65th anniversary. The dolls are one of a kind and are not available for purchase. Photo by Matell France via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Barbie Celebrates Role-Model Athletes

Barbie Celebrates Role-Model Athletes

Undated handout photo shows Polish track and field sprinter Ewa Swoboda posing with her doll. Mattel is releasing new Barbie dolls depicting some of the world's most celebrated female athletes as part of the brand's ongoing celebration of Barbie's 65th anniversary. The dolls are one of a kind and are not available for purchase. Photo by Matell France via ABACAPRESS.COM

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