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Paris 2024 medallists Mahuchikh, LaFond and Chopra head up annual MOWA induction
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Paris 2024 medallists Mahuchikh, LaFond and Chopra head up annual MOWA induction

© World Athletics français | español Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh, the World Athletics women’s field event athlete of the year, and her fellow Paris 2024 Olympic medallists Thea LaFond of Dominica and Neeraj Chopra of India are among the 23 athletes whose competition artefacts are today (12) inducted into the World Athletics Heritage Collection, which is displayed in the online 3D platform of the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA).“Thank you to the athletes who have so kindly donated their competition clothing, shoes and even medals to our museum’s collection in 2024,” commented World Athletics President Sebastian Coe.“This year we have received historic Olympic winning items from two icons of the 1960s, Wyomia Tyus and Billy Mills, and from 1980 Olympic 100m champ...