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Solomon Islands distance runner Sharon Firisua steps into sprints, finishes last in 100 at Olympics

Aug. 02, 2024 09:58 AM EDT

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Sharon Firisua of the Solomon Islands resembled and acted like a sprinter setting up her starting blocks. But when the gun went off, she was a marathoner trying to sprint. The distance runner who was given her country's lone spot in the women's 100 meters...