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At next week’s 2021 Olympic Games track and field competition, Australia’s best prospect for success appears to be Nicola McDermott.
McDermott had a recent high jump of 2.01 metres when coming second at the July 4 Stockholm Diamond League competition, just two centimetres behind the winner with the year’s best world performance.
But whether McDermott medals or not, Australia’s 2021 jumps team could be our best ever. Share
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The snow globes at the 1992 Olympics.
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During the Parade of Nations at the 1992 Winter Olympics, women wore snow globe costumes to introduce each country.
People wore snow globes at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, France.
During the Parade of Nations at the 1992 Winter Olympics, women wore snow globe costumes to introduce each country.
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The Russian team at the 1992 Olympics.
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The Russia delegation wore trench coats and hats and looked like detectives straight out of Old Hollywood.
That same year, Russia s team looked more like a squad of detectives than world-class athletes.
The Russia delegation wore trench coats and hats and looked like detectives straight out of Old Hollywood.