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08-19-2009, 01:41 PM
In recent years injuries kept the DR's first Olympic gold medallist Felix Sanchez from reaching the top again. But Tuesday's race at the World Championships in Berlin added a new set of "what ifs?" Sanchez went into the final round of the 400m hurdles as the frontrunner and heavy favorite and all looked good. But right out of the block he tripped over the first hurdle. He could not recover. Sanchez said he took 21 and a half steps before the first hurdle instead of the regular 21. He said this caught him off balance. Sanchez finished last.
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