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Former 200m Olympic Champion and World Record Holder Pietro Mennea Dies at 60

Description:Former Olympic champion Pietro Mennea, whose 200 metres world record lasted more than 16 years, has died in a Rome clinic at the age of 60, the Italian Olympic Committee announced on Thursday (March 21). 'Italian sport is in mourning', the committee wrote on its website, announcing the death of the Barletta-born sprinter known as the 'Arrow of the South' after an unspecified illness. (0:52)

Source: Reuters - Sports

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