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🕰 #OnThisDay in 1926 - 🏃♂️ Paavo Nurmi
the 'Flying Finn' himself, Paavo Nurmi, sprinted into history books in Berlin, Germany. Setting a new 3000m world record at 8:25.4 wasn't just a race for Nurmi - it was a demonstration of his strategic brilliance and iron endurance.