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Australia’s Rebecca Henderson claims historic race walk world record

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The GuardianAustralia’s Rebecca Henderson claims historic race walk world record
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25-year-old sets new global mark for race walk marathon Rising star slices 19 seconds off previous record despite rain Rebecca Henderson walked her way into the history books in Japan by becoming the first Australian track and field athlete in a generation…

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