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2018: A year with more ratified world records

Kenya's Beatrice Chepkoech celebrates winning the Women's 3000m Steeplechase and setting a new World Record [Courtesy]

The 2018 season has been a busy one for athletics statisticians as 21 ratified world records have been set throughout 2018.

Between the start of February and the end of October, at least one world record was set in each calendar month. World records were also set at three of the five World Athletics Series events this year, while some happened at much smaller meetings. Whatever the stage, though, a world record is an achievement worth celebrating.

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