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IAAF World Challenge, the Glossary

The IAAF World Challenge was an annual, global circuit of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF).^[1]

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Annual athletics series
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2019
World Athletics competitions

Almaz Ayana

Almaz Ayana Eba (Almaaz Ayyanaa Eebbaa; አልማዝ አያና ኤባ, born 21 November 1991) is an Ethiopian female long-distance runner.

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Anita Włodarczyk

Anita Włodarczyk (born 8 August 1985) is a Polish hammer thrower.

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Aries Merritt (born July 24, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 110 metre hurdles, and currently holds the world record in that event with a time of 12.80 s set on September 7, 2012.

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Beijing

Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.

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Belém

Belém (Portuguese for Bethlehem; initially called Nossa Senhora de Belém do Grão-Pará, in English Our Lady of Bethlehem of Great Pará), often called Belém of Pará, is a Brazilian city, capital and largest city of the state of Pará in the country's north.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.

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Bohdan Bondarenko

Bohdan Viktorovych Bondarenko (Богдан Вікторович Бондаренко; born 30 August 1989) is a Ukrainian high jumper.

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Brothers Znamensky Memorial

The Brothers Znamensky Memorial (Мемориал братьев Знаменских) is an annual track and field competition which is held at the Meteor Stadium in Zhukovsky, Russia.

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Caster Semenya

Mokgadi Caster Semenya OIB (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and winner of two Olympic gold medals and three World Championships in the women's 800 metres.

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Charlie Grice

Charles Da'Vall Grice (born 7 November 1993), informally known as Charlie Grice, is a British middle-distance athlete.

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Christian Taylor (athlete)

Christian Taylor (born June 18, 1990) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the triple jump and has a personal record of, which ranks 2nd on the all-time list.

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Colorful Daegu Championships Meeting

The Colorful Daegu Championships Meeting was an annual track and field competition at the Daegu Stadium in Daegu, South Korea as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings.

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Daegu

Daegu, formerly spelled Taegu and officially Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in southeastern South Korea.

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Dafne Schippers

Dafne Schippers (born 15 June 1992) is a Dutch retired track and field athlete who competed in sprinting and the combined events.

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Dakar

Dakar (Ndakaaru) is the capital and largest city of Senegal.

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David Rudisha

David Lekuta Rudisha, MBS (born 17 December 1988) is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.

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Diamond League

The Diamond League is an annual series of elite track and field athletic competitions comprising fifteen of the best invitational athletics meetings. IAAF World Challenge and Diamond League are annual athletics series, Recurring sporting events established in 2010 and world Athletics competitions.

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Discus throw

The discus throw, also known as disc throw, is a track and field sport in which the participant athlete throws an oblate spheroid weight — called a discus — in an attempt to mark a farther distance than other competitors.

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Fanny Blankers-Koen Games

The Fanny Blankers-Koen Games, abbreviated as FBK Games, is an annual track and field event at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Stadion in Hengelo, Netherlands.

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Gesa Felicitas Krause

Gesa Felicitas Krause (born 3 August 1992) is a German athlete who specialises in the 3000 m steeplechase.

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Golden Grand Prix

The Seiko Golden Grand Prix, formerly known as the Golden Grand Prix Kawasaki, is a track and field competition at the International Stadium Yokohama, Japan as part of the World Athletics Continental Tour.

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Golden Grand Prix Osaka

The Golden Grand Prix Osaka is an international athletics competition in Osaka, Japan, held in May at the Yanmar Stadium Nagai, since 2018 under its current name.

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Golden Spike Ostrava

Golden Spike (Zlatá tretra) is an annual athletics event at the Městský Stadion in Ostrava-Vítkovice, Czech Republic as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings.

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Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo

The Grande Prêmio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo (or Grande Prêmio Internacional Brasil Loterias Caixa de Atletismo) is an annual athletics event in São Paulo, Brazil as part of the World Athletics Continental Tour.

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Hammer throw

The hammer throw is one of the four throwing events in regular outdoor track and field competitions, along with the discus throw, shot put and javelin.

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Hanžeković Memorial

Hanžeković Memorial (Hanžekovićev memorijal), known also as Zagreb Meeting and Hanžek (hypocorism of the surname Hanžeković), is an annual three-day athletics event held first weekend of September at three different locations in Zagreb, Croatia as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings.

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Hengelo

Hengelo (Tweants: Hengel) is a city in the eastern part of the Netherlands, in the Twente region, in the province of Overijssel.

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High jump

The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it.

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IAAF Grand Prix

The IAAF Grand Prix was an annual, global circuit of one-day outdoor track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). IAAF World Challenge and IAAF Grand Prix are annual athletics series, Defunct athletics competitions and world Athletics competitions.

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IAAF Super Grand Prix

The IAAF Super Grand Prix was an annual series of one-day track and field competitions organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). IAAF World Challenge and IAAF Super Grand Prix are annual athletics series, Defunct athletics competitions and world Athletics competitions.

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IAAF World Challenge Beijing

IAAF World Challenge Beijing is an annual track and field competition held in Beijing, China, in May.

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IAAF World Challenge Dakar

The IAAF World Challenge Dakar is an annual one-day track and field competition at the Stade Leopold Senghor in Dakar, Senegal as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings.

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Isaac Makwala

Isaac Makwala (born 24 September 1985) is a Botswana sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.

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ISTAF Berlin

The Internationales Stadionfest (ISTAF) is an annual track and field athletics meeting at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany.

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Ivana Španović

Ivana Španović (Ивана Шпановић,; formerly Vuleta, Вулета; born 10 May 1990) is a Serbian long jumper, the 2023 World champion, a two-time World indoor champion, a two-time European champion, a three-time European indoor champion and a five-time Diamond League Trophy Winner.

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Jamaica International Invitational

The Jamaica International Invitational is an annual track and field competition at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings.

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Jasmin Stowers

Jasmin Marie Stowers (born September 23, 1991) is a former American track and field athlete, who competed in the 100-meter hurdles.

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Javelin throw

The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown as far as possible.

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Juan Miguel Echevarría

Juan Miguel Echevarría Laflé (born 11 August 1998) is a Cuban athlete specialising in the long jump.

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Kawasaki, Kanagawa

,; is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, one of the main cities of the Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area.

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Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.

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L. J. van Zyl

Louis Jacobus van Zyl (born 20 July 1985), better known as L. J. van Zyl, is a South African athlete competing in the 400 metre hurdles.

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LaShawn Merritt

LaShawn Merritt (born June 27, 1986) is an American track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events, specializing in the 400 metres.

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Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a takeoff point.

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Madrid

Madrid is the capital and most populous city of Spain.

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Margaret Kipkemboi

Margaret Chelimo Kipkemboi (born 9 February 1993) is a Kenyan long-distance runner.

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Mariya Abakumova

Mariya Vasiliyevna Abakumova (Мария Васильевна Абакумова; born 15 January 1986) is a Russian former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw.

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Mariya Lasitskene

Mariya Aleksandrovna Lasitskene (Мария Александровна Ласицкене,;; born 14 January 1993) is a Russian athlete who specialises in the high jump.

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Marta Pen

Marta Filipa Pen Oliveira Freitas (born 31 July 1993), commonly referred to as Marta Pen, is a Portuguese athlete who competes in middle-distance running events, holding the national record in the mile run, with a time of 4:22.45.

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Maurie Plant Meet

The Maurie Plant Meet – Melbourne is an annual outdoor track and field meeting which takes place in February at the Lakeside Stadium in Melbourne, Australia since 2023.

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Meeting de Atletismo Madrid

The Meeting de Atletismo Madrid is an annual international athletics meeting that takes place at the Estadio de Vallehermoso in Madrid, Spain.

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Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat

The Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat is an annual track and field competition at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings.

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Melbourne

Melbourne (Boonwurrung/Narrm or Naarm) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in Australia, after Sydney.

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Mile run

The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race.

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Moscow

Moscow is the capital and largest city of Russia.

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Moscow Challenge

The Moscow Challenge was a track and field competition at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings.

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Nanjing

Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province in eastern China. The city has 11 districts, an administrative area of, and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yangtze River Delta region, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being the home to one of the world's largest inland ports.

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Nanjing World Challenge

The Nanjing World Challenge is a track and field meet at Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre in Nanjing, China.

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Nesta Carter

Nesta Carter OD (born October 11, 1985) is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres event.

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Nixon Chepseba

Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba (born 12 December 1990) (Keiyo in Kenya) is a Kenyan middle-distance runner (1.84m) who specializes in the 1500 metres.

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Norah Jeruto

Norah Jeruto Tanui (Нора Джеруто Тануй, born 2 October 1995) is a Kazakhstani (formerly Kenyan) long-distance runner specialising in the steeplechase.

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Osaka

is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan, and one of the three major cities of Japan (Tokyo-Osaka-Nagoya).

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Ostrava

Ostrava (Ostrawa, Ostrau) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region.

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Paavo Nurmi Games

The Paavo Nurmi Games is an annual track and field meet that takes place at Paavo Nurmi Stadium in Turku, Finland.

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Paul Kipsiele Koech

Paul Kipsiele Koech (born 10 November 1981) is a Kenyan runner who specializes in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

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Paweł Fajdek

Paweł Fajdek (Polish pronunciation:; born 4 June 1989) is a Polish hammer thrower, a five-time World Champion, European Champion, Olympic bronze medal winner, multiple Polish Champion and Polish men's hammer throw record holder.

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Piotr Małachowski

Piotr Małachowski (Polish pronunciation:; born 7 June 1983) is a Polish retired discus thrower, two-time silver medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Pole vault

Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar.

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Ponce Grand Prix de Atletismo

The Ponce Grand Prix de Atletismo is a track and field competition held yearly in Ponce, Puerto Rico at the Francisco Montaner Stadium.

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Ponce, Puerto Rico

Ponce is a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico.

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Rabat

Rabat (also,; ar-Ribāṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million.

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Renaud Lavillenie

Renaud Lavillenie (or; born 18 September 1986) is a French pole vaulter.

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Rieti

Rieti (Reate, Sabino: Riete) is a town and comune in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700.

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Rieti Meeting

The Rieti Meeting is an annual athletics event at the Stadio Raul Guidobaldi in Rieti, Italy that takes place in late August or early September.

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Ryan Crouser

Ryan Crouser (born December 18, 1992) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and discus.

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Sandra Elkasević

Sandra Elkasević (née Perković; born 21 June 1990) is a Croatian discus thrower.

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Sanya Richards-Ross

Sanya Richards-Ross (née Richards; born February 26, 1985) is a retired Jamaican born American track and field athlete, who competed internationally for the United States in the 400-meter sprint.

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Shaunae Miller-Uibo

Shaunae Miller-Uibo (born 15 April 1994) is a Bahamian track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres.

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Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the shot—as far as possible.

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Sifan Hassan

Sifan Hassan (Siifan Hassan; born 1 January 1993) is an Ethiopian-born Dutch middle- and long-distance runner.

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Tariku Bekele

Tariku Bekele Beyecha (Amharic: ታሪኩ በቀለ; born 28 February 1987) is an Ethiopian professional long-distance runner, who specializes in the 5,000 metres and has moved up to 10.000 metres as well.

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Telahun Haile Bekele

Telahun Haile Bekele (Amharic: ጥላሁን ኃይሌ በቀለ; born 13 May 1999) is an Ethiopian male long-distance runner who specialises in the 5000 metres.

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Thomas Röhler

Thomas Röhler (born 30 September 1991) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw.

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Track and field

Athletics (or track and field in the United States) is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills.

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Triple jump

The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to long jump.

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Turku

Turku (Åbo) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland.

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Valerie Adams

Dame Valerie Kasanita Adams (formerly Vili; born 6 October 1984) is a retired New Zealand shot putter.

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Veronica Campbell Brown

Veronica Campbell Brown CD, OLY (born 15 May 1982) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter, who specialized in the 100 and 200 meters.

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Wayde van Niekerk

Wayde van Niekerk (South African English:,; born 15 July 1992) is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres.

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World Athletics

World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running.

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World Athletics Continental Tour

The World Athletics Continental Tour is an annual series of independent track and field athletic competitions, recognised by World Athletics (formerly known as the IAAF). IAAF World Challenge and World Athletics Continental Tour are annual athletics series and world Athletics competitions.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAAF_World_Challenge

Also known as IAAF World Challenge Meetings.

IAAF World Challenge, the Glossary

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See also

Annual athletics series

Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2019

World Athletics competitions

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