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Kimia Yousofi, Fariba Hashimi and Yuldoz Hashimi are the the only female athletes representing Afghanistan at the Paris Games. 

Teenage sprinting sensation Torrie Lewis becomes Australia’s fastest-ever woman, with a time of 11.10 seconds in the 100m in Canberra.

Olympic sprinter Allyson Felix achieved her 12th gold medal at the AAF World Athletics Championships, becoming the most decorated athlete in the world.