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Bolt and Blake ease into 200m final
Aug 8th, 2012
Usain Bolt stayed on track for an Olympic sprint double as he and Jamaican rival Yohan Blake cruised into Thursday's final of the 200m with commanding runs in their semi-finals on Wednesday. (Source: AFP) -
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