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  2. Men's 100 metres world record progression - Wikipedia

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    The following progression of low-altitude records therefore starts with Hines's low-altitude "record" when the IAAF started to recognise only electronic timing in 1977, and continues to Lewis's low-altitude performance that equalled the high-altitude world record in 1987. (Ben Johnson's 9.95 run in 1986 and 9.83 run in 1987 are omitted.)

  3. List of world records in athletics - Wikipedia

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    Sergey Bubka's 1993 pole vault world indoor record of 6.15 m was not considered to be a world record, because it was set before the new rule came into effect. Bubka's world record of 6.14 m, set outdoors in 1994, was surpassed 7 times indoors by two different men since 2000, most recently by Armand Duplantis in 2025 with a 6.27 m mark.

  4. Men's 200 metres world record progression - Wikipedia

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    The IAAF maintained separate records for 200 m over a straight track and over a curved track until 1976, when records for the former were discarded. The IAAF ratified the first record for 200 m on a curved track in 1951. "y" denotes times for 220 yards (201.17 m) which were also ratified for the event.

  5. Archie Karas - Wikipedia

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    Anargyros Nicholas Karabourniotis [2] (Greek: Ανάργυρος Καραβουρνιώτης; November 1, 1950 – September 7, 2024), commonly known as Archie Karas, was a Greek-American gambler, high roller, poker player, and pool shark famous for the largest and longest documented winning streak in casino gambling history, simply known as The Run, when he drove to Las Vegas with $50 in ...

  6. Winning percentage - Wikipedia

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    For example, if a team's season record is 30 wins and 20 losses, the winning percentage would be 60% or 0.600: % = % If a team's season record is 30–15–5 (i.e. it has won thirty games, lost fifteen and tied five times), and if the five tie games are counted as 2 1 ⁄ 2 wins, then the team has an adjusted record of 32 1 ⁄ 2 wins, resulting in a 65% or .650 winning percentage for the ...

  7. 95 percent of gamblers are betting on Conor McGregor and it ...

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    According to Jay Rood, MGM Resorts' VP of Race and Sport, approximately 95 percent of the bets MGM has received so far have been on one fighter.

  8. Lists of tennis records and statistics - Wikipedia

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    All-time tennis records – Women's singles; Open Era tennis records – Women's singles; World number 1 ranked female tennis players; Top ten ranked female tennis players; Top ten ranked female tennis players (1921–1974) List of Billie Jean King Cup champions; WTA 1000 Series singles records and statistics; WTA 1000 Series doubles records ...

  9. Winning big but walking away with nothing: how one gambler’s ...

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    According to research from the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), the risk of gambling addiction rose by 30% between 2018 and 2021, with an estimated nine million U.S. adults affected.