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’All fours’ runner sets 100m record

Fri, 15 Nov, 2013 - 00:00

JAPAN: A Japanese man who runs on his arms and legs has broken his own Guinness world record for the 100-metres dash.

Kenichi Ito finished in 16.87 seconds, shaving more than half a second off his 2012 run of 17.47 seconds.

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