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Sports Performance

Differences in pacing behaviour between global championship medal performances and world records in men’s and women’s middle- and long-distance running track events

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Pages 358-364 | Received 11 Aug 2023, Accepted 08 Mar 2024, Published online: 17 Mar 2024

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