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Published online 29 September 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040927-9
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Will women outpace men in 2156?
Prediction of female champion sprinters causes controversy.
The 2156 Olympic Games is bound to hold unforeseen events: a balmy Antarctic venue, say, or virtual reality volleyball. But according to a group of UK scientists, it might also go down in history as the first year that women beat men in the 100-metre sprint.
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