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Comment by jjmarr

19 hours ago

Sprinting/jump performances are invalidated for world record purposes if there's over 2.0 m/s of wind assistance.

There is no rule for marathons.

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dmurray  19 hours ago

There is a rule for marathons to counter wind assistance, but it's basically that the finish of the race needs to be pretty close to the start.

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