TOKYO: Two incredible 400m hurdles races, a women’s sprint clean sweep, a stunning 100m shock and a shared high jump gold medal will be the indelible athletics memories from the Tokyo Olympics as the sport showed there is life after Usain Bolt.
Yet hovering above the stellar displays was the twin shadow of “performance-enhancing shoes” and a super-speedy track, that has fans never quite sure how to judge what they are seeing against some of the greats of the past.
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