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The African swimmer won his heat in 1min 52.72sec, the slowest ever time for 100m freestyle swimming in the history of the Games and at times barely managed to keep his head above water.
He was still good enough to win a bronze at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, aged 33 (ironically, he ran his fastest ever time for an Olympic final), but it turned out to be his swansong.
She eventually finished well behind the two-time Olympic 10,000 metre champion, and appeared to shed tears of frustration after posting her slowest ever time for the half marathon.
There were personal bests for six of the remaining seven, five went under 1 43, while every single man ran the fastest ever time for their placing in history.
Brendan Barber, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, said: "Of course unions seek fair reward for the extra work and long hours that will be required during what will be the busiest ever time for public transport and other public services, and not all such negotiations have been concluded.
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