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COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY SIMON BRUTY Bouncing Czech Sarka Kasparkova of the Czech Republic takes a giant step for womankind en route to finishing sixth in the triple jump at the world track and field championships (page 46).

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY BILL FRAKES Rapt in the Flag Nezha Bidouane of Morocco follows her moral compass and faces Mecca as she prays after coming in second in the 400-meter hurdles at the worlds.

COLOR PHOTO: PHOTOGRAPH BY BOB MARTIN Divos, Hungarian Style Women competed in the hammer throw at the world championships for the first time, and Katalin Divos of Hungary finished fourth.