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In Pictures: African athletes at Rio 2016 Olympics – Day 1

Photo gallery of African star athletes at the 2016 Olympic Games – Rio 2016 – from the Olympic stadium in Rio, Brazil on August 12, 2016.

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Alex Amankwah of Ghana Men's 800m Heats on day one at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Norman Katende for AthleticsAfrica
Alex Amankwah of Ghana Men's 800m Heats on day one at Rio 2016 / Photo credit: Norman Katende for AthleticsAfrica

Photo gallery of African star athletes on day one of athletics competition at the 2016 Olympic Games – Rio 2016 – from the Olympic stadium in Rio, Brazil on August 12, 2016.

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