

Banned Techniques That Would Smash World Records in Track and Field
In 1968, American high jumper Dick Fosbury introduced a new way to compete in the high jump. His new technique worked so well that he won an Olympic gold medal, and within a few years, everyone used his method of high jumping. Fosbury’s innovation isn’t the only one in the track and field world. There have been…
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