{"id":117474,"date":"2016-04-06T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T06:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/117474\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/"},"modified":"2016-04-06T09:09:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T07:09:21","slug":"gruelling-three-day-championships-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Gruelling three-day championships action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Athletics South Africa (ASA) hosted the Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships at the Germiston Stadium, from Thursday to Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The three-day event saw athletes from across the country compete in various disciplines.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The Free State\u2019s Tharina van der Walt smashed the National Youth Girls\u2019 hammer throw record on Thursday, with a 61.18m launch to earn the gold medal.<\/p>\n<p>Sprinter Gift Leotlela (17) was another stand-out performer with spectacular form in the u-20 men\u2019s 100m dash, clocking 10.21 seconds in the semi-finals, just 0.02 seconds outside the SA junior record held by Akani Simbine.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are speechless about what happened here,\u201d said Aleck Skhosana, the president of ASA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we saw was an exciting and action-packed championship, showing once again how serious these young athletes are about qualifying for the SA Championships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Central Gauteng Athletics (CGA) team performed well, placing in several disciplines. Some of the results were as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Pedro Aaron came first in the boy\u2019s u-17 long jump with a distance of 7.24m.<\/li>\n<li>Kabelo Melamu came first in the men\u2019s u-20 10 000m with a time of 31 minutes and 46.13 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Mpuru Moekelesi came in second in the men\u2019s u-20 10 000m with a time of 32 minutes and 05.32 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Dipuo Mashishi placed second in the girls\u2019 u-16 3 000m race with a time of 10 minutes and 15.88 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Chan\u00e9 Wilson came in third in the girls\u2019 u-16 3 000m race with a time of 10 minutes and 28.07 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Casey Bosman placed fourth in the girls\u2019 u-16 3 000m race with a time of 10 minutes and 36.61 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Lehane Marais came in third in the girls\u2019 u-16 90m hurdles with a time of 13.01 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Nica Human placed fourth in the women\u2019s u-18 high jump, clearing 1.65m.<\/li>\n<li>Mapaseka Mofokeng jumped 5.24m in the women\u2019s u-18 long jump, placing her third overall.<\/li>\n<li>Patrick Duvenage placed second in the men\u2019s u-20 discus with a distance of 55.70m.<\/li>\n<li>Jason van Rooyen came in third in the men\u2019s u-20 discus with a distance of 55.03m.<\/li>\n<li>Corne Pennells took the second-place podium position in the boys\u2019 u-16 discus with a distance of 56.63m.<\/li>\n<li>Bianca Botes placed fourth in the women\u2019s u-23 javelin with a distance of 40.85m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-117474 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/14gcnsportstadlh1_17533\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH1_17533-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH1_17533-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH1_17533-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH1_17533.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117478'>\n\t\t\t\tJo-ane van Dyk from the North West takes part in the women\u2019s u-20 javelin at the Athletics South Africa\u2019s (ASA) Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships held at the Germiston Stadium. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/14gcnsportstadlh5_68423\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH5_68423-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH5_68423-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH5_68423-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH5_68423.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117476'>\n\t\t\t\tMuzi Maphophe from the Gauteng North Athletics team takes part in the men\u2019s u-20\u00a0400m hurdles at the Athletics South Africa\u2019s (ASA) Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/14gcnsportstadlh3_63320\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH3_63320-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH3_63320-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH3_63320-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH3_63320.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117477'>\n\t\t\t\tHeihrich Sechaefer competes in the boys\u2019 u-17 pole-vaulting at the Athletics South Africa\u2019s (ASA) Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/14gcnsportstadlh4_25709\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH4_25709-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH4_25709-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH4_25709-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH4_25709.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117479'>\n\t\t\t\tObakeng Malefo from the North West competes in the men\u2019s u-18\u00a0400m hurdles on day two of the Athletics South Africa\u2019s (ASA) Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/14gcnsportstadlh1-3-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH1-3-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117674\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117674'>\n\t\t\t\tAthletics South Africa\u2019s (ASA) Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships held at the Germiston Stadium. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/14gcnsportstadlh1-7-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH1-7-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117675\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117675'>\n\t\t\t\tAthletics South Africa\u2019s (ASA) Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships held at the Germiston Stadium. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/14gcnsportstadlh1-10-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH1-10-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117676\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117676'>\n\t\t\t\tAthletics South Africa\u2019s (ASA) Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships held at the Germiston Stadium. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/14gcnsportstadlh1-11-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH1-11-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117677\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117677'>\n\t\t\t\tAthletics South Africa\u2019s (ASA) Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships held at the Germiston Stadium. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/14gcnsportstadlh1-13-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH1-13-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117678\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117678'>\n\t\t\t\tAthletics South Africa\u2019s (ASA) Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships held at the Germiston Stadium. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/14gcnsportstadlh1-15-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH1-15-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117679\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117679'>\n\t\t\t\tAthletics South Africa\u2019s (ASA) Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships held at the Germiston Stadium. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/14gcnsportstadlh1-16-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH1-16-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117680\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117680'>\n\t\t\t\tAthletics South Africa\u2019s (ASA) Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships held at the Germiston Stadium. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/14gcnsportstadlh1-29-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH1-29-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117681\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117681'>\n\t\t\t\tAthletics South Africa\u2019s (ASA) Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships held at the Germiston Stadium. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/14gcnsportstadlh5-custom\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/14GCNSPORTSTADLH5-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117682\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117682'>\n\t\t\t\tAthletics South Africa\u2019s (ASA) Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships held at the Germiston Stadium. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/img_8353-custom-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/IMG_8353-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117683\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117683'>\n\t\t\t\tAthletics South Africa\u2019s (ASA) Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships held at the Germiston Stadium. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/img_8362-custom-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/IMG_8362-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" 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Junior and Under-23 Championships held at the Germiston Stadium. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/img_8364-custom-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/IMG_8364-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117686\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117686'>\n\t\t\t\tAthletics South Africa\u2019s (ASA) Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships held at the Germiston Stadium. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/IMG_8371-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-117688\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117688'>\n\t\t\t\tAthletics South Africa\u2019s (ASA) Sub-Youth, Junior and Under-23 Championships held at the Germiston Stadium. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/04\/06\/gruelling-three-day-championships-action\/attachment\/img_8375-custom-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/04\/IMG_8375-Custom-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" 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