Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Cambodian National Team at 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 2013 in Incheon, Korea: New National Record in Swimming!


Cambodian National Team at 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 2013 in Incheon, Korea: New National Record in Swimming!


  Last Update: 29.09.13
                                                                                                

NEWS IN THIS ISSUE:

1.     AQUATICS CAMBODIA EDITORIAL
2.     CAMBODIAN NATIONAL TEAM DEPARTURE FOR 4TH ASIAN INDOOR & MARTIAL ARTS GAMES 2013 IN SOUTH KOREA
3.     4th ASIAN INDOOR & MARTIAL ARTS GAMES 2013 IN SOUTH KOREA
4.     SWIMMING SHORT COURSE COMPETITION IN 4th ASIAN INDOOR & MARTIAL ARTS GAMES 2013 IN SOUTH KOREA: SHORT INTRO ABOUT SWIMMING SPORT,  COMPETITION EVENS, COMPETITION SCHEDULE, ENTRIES DATA BY NOC,  AQUATICS CAMBODIA MAGAZINE’S COMMENTS FOR ENTRIES FOR CAMBODIAN SWIMMERS
5.     BREAKING NEWS: NEW CAMBODIAN NATIONAL RECORD FOR DISTANCE MEN 50 M FREESTYLE SHORT COURSE SET UP BY CHAMRAEN YOURI, 17 YEARS OLD!
6.     CAMBODIAN NATIONAL TEAM  PARTICIPATION IN 4TH ASIAN INDOOR & MARTIAL ARTS GAMES 2013 IN SOUTH KOREA: RESULTS, ANALYSIS AND MORE
7.     READERS/COUNTRIES/PAGEVIEWERS STATISTICS
8.     AQUATICS CAMBODIA LINKS FOR SOME SELECTED ARTICLES
9. SELECTED ARTICLES ABOUT SPORT DEVELOPMENT IN CAMBODIA 


AQUATICS CAMBODIA EDITORIAL

  

Dear Readers and Friends of Aquatics Cambodia!
In this issue, of our Aquatics Cambodia Sport Magazine, you will read about Cambodian athletes participation in 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games, held in Incheon, South Korea, where Cambodian National Team swimmer Chamraen Youri, 17 years old, updated his own National Record for 50 m Freestyle Short Course which is now 25.37 sec (old one was 25.85 set up by Chamraen Youri at World Championship SC 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey just 6 months ago, on December 2012). Chamraen also made his Personal Best Time 28.88 sec for the second distance he swam at this competition - 50 m Butterfly. The time he did is the best known time for Cambodian swimmers at this distance for Short Course swimming pool since year 2000. Actually, better time, 28.10 sec, was shown by Mr. Kiry HEM, who is right now National Team coach, at INTERMEDIATE distance, from 100 m fly, at 5th WC SC 2000 in Greece. According FINA rules, when competition held with accordance with FINA standards, with electronic timing counting after each 25 m for SC and after each 50 m for LC, so called intermediate distance – the distance what swimmer swam from his start till the counting point, is eligible, for Personal Best Times and all Records, including National, Regional, World and so on. Unfortunately, local swimming federation officials, simply do not understand, and do not want to know, about such thing, as intermediate distance timing. I remember, that some time ago, Mr. Hem Thon, who is Secretary General of local swimming body and who himself gave authority, to decide everything, in swimming sport in Cambodia, including National Records issues, asked me, why, in National Records Data made for Long Course by me with assistance and based on statistics of International Swimming Statistics Association, is listed Chamraen Youri intermediate distance 800 m timing from 1500 m distance freestyle made at SEA Games 2009 as a  record for Men 800 m freestyle. “Did Youri swim 800 m distance at SEA Games?”- he has asked me. “He not swam particular that distance at SEA Games, but he swam 800 m freestyle before at another swimming meet, and as his time for intermediate distance 800 m at SEA Games became slightly better, and as there are no any other credible statistics available, for Cambodian swimmers performance at distance 800m freestyle, the better time, was recognized as National Record. “Never mind, they (FINA & International Swimming Statistics Association) have their Cambodian National Records database, but we will have our database”- told Hem Thon to me. And he added: “For Short Course we do not have and do not need, any National Records database at all, as inside Cambodia we do not have any standard swimming pool 25 m.” This is, what is actually, going on, with National Records databases, for Long Course and Short Course, in Khmer Amateur Swimming Federation! I just, can say, that I deeply, regret, about such kind of approach, from Mr. Hem Thon, and other members of Hem family, who are solely run National Swimming Federation, how they want, for many years already, since 1984 when federation was re-opened by Mr. Hem Thon, after Khmer Rouge time. I remember, that I told to Mr. Hem Thon, that time, that National Records database is a serious fundamental issue, what has to be taken care of, with strict accordance with FINA rules, and just cannot, be two different databases, one made Mr. Hem Thon, just for Long Course and just for some selected distances, with non-eligible timings for which he does not have any proof, except his memory, what was in 1960-1970-ss, and database made with accordance of FINA rules, for all distances, with each time properly verified with official timing results from competitions made with accordance of FINA rules. And I told, to Mr. Hem Thon, that as Cambodian swimmers, periodically participate, in Short Course meets abroad, it must be – Cambodian National Swimming Records database for Short Course as well. Both databases, for Men’s National Records, made with strict accordance with FINA rules, you can see now, at this magazine. So, according this database – time at intermediate distance 50 m fly from 100 m fly, shown y Mr. Hem Kiry is listed as National Record. According logics of Mr. Hem Thon, if not count timing for intermediate distances, the time recently shown by Chamraen Youri, should be National Record, for 50 m fly! But, as I told – all what we do here – are doing with strict accordance with FINA rules, and, as we have credible info, that Mr. Hem Kiry intermediate distance time was recorded as 28.10 sec, when he swam 100 m fly in 2000, and Mr. Chamraen Youri time 28.88 sec he recently shown is 0.78 sec worse, so, we inform, our readers, that Youri made his PBT and his time for this distance is best since 2000, but National Record time is unchanged for 50 m fly SC and still belongs to Kiry.
I have got many questions, suggestions and inquiries, from swimming sport and other sports specialists, from Cambodia and from several countries – why, such situation, in Cambodia, with swimming sport development, when absolutely everything  - from swimmers selection for participation in international meets, to official data submitting including swimmer’s personal data as age, PBT and even such things as National Records statistics – all depend just on the will, and wish, how and what to do, of solely one person – Mr. Hem Thon, who is 70 years old, who do not know how to use Internet, email, sms and in many cases, just submit this or that data, from his memory, without verification with any written data. After such approach, many mistakes appear, almost in every competition data: our swimmer’s Chamraen Youri age in SEA Games 2011, became 18 years old in entries data, but in reality he was 15 years old that time. In this Asian Games, Chamraen Youri PBT for 50 m freestyle, was submitted as 26.52 sec, but, Mr. Hem Thon, by himself, as team’s manager, saw at World Championship SC 2012 in December, that Youri made new National Record 25.85 sec at this distance, at distance 50 fly Hem Thon put Youri’s PBT as 34.25 sec, but in reality, Chamraen Youri PBT for distance 50 fly at SC was 32.31 sec made in May 2010 in Thailand, so why he submitted wrong PBT data, why he put venue time, for PBT data for all swimming distances, as Phnom Penh, if no any Short Course swimming pool in the whole Cambodia??!!! Why, family and given names, of Cambodian female swimmer HEMTHON Vitiny, who is Mr. Hem Thon granddaughter, was submitted wrongly, at entries for WC SC 2012, where her given name Vitiny was submitted as her family name?
I was speaking, just recently by phone, with Mr. Hem Kiry, who is son of Mr. Hem Thon and National Team coach. In our conversation, I tried, to explain, to this person, that National Swimming Federation just cannot, be a family swimming federation, and cannot, anymore, run with such approach, when everything depend just on one person, when one mistake is doing after another. That should be, local qualification meets before major international competitions. That should be, a calendar for competitions, at least for 1 year, but better for 4 years, as in all other countries. That should be, that a National Team coach has a training plan. For every member of National Team, so they would be training according their specialization, according what competition they are going to participate, not just make training for them all together with same training process without any goals etc. like it is going now – 1-1.5 hour per session 4-5 times a week and that is all!!! And that such childish mistakes, with athletes wrong names, age, PBT submission must be stopped once and forever. Why, Mr. Hem Thon never consults with anybody, before submitting athletes data, before selecting distances for them??? Why, since Oct 2009, when I started to witness, local swimming federation activity, I never saw any meet, between federation members, almost 4 years already passed, but never, members of local swimming federation met and discussed, what was going on, in their federation, and how to improve, that disastrous situation with swimming sport development in Cambodia? Mr. Kiry told to me, that they have problem with manpower in local federation but, he could not answer, if so, why his father Mr. Hem Thon, block all attempts by others to do something in federation, also, Kiry told, that he knows a lot, as he visited many countries, but he cannot, use his knowledge for swimming sport development in Cambodia as no conditions for it, and finally, he repeated again, to me, as he said already before, that “we have what we have, and if, somebody not like, so can leave federation, can leave National Team and try to find something better”. Also he told to me, that he not like, that “I do many claims”. And hang up the phone.
I think, I have answered now, to all of interested people, who asked me, why such situation, with sport swimming development in Cambodia. I do what I can, I solely run this magazine and sport club, contributing huge amount of my own time and some own money as well, I assembled several so needed databases for records and personal best times, and made it available, for everybody, in Internet, absolutely free of charge, I try to give information, about sport competitions, what are happening in Cambodia and about international meets where Cambodian athletes participate, and this information – is credible, fair and without any pre-justice. Till this moment – nobody among local swimming federation officials, or other local sport bodies, gave to me any piece, of information, or simply, said – thank you, Mr. Vladimir Maximov, for contributing your time and your efforts, for developing swimming sport in Cambodia. Even opposite – I saw that many of them, are very unhappy, that somebody, started to do something and started to tell the truth, about what is in reality, going on, with swimming sport development in this country. In contrary – I have got some morale support and help with info, from international swimming bodies and from some swimming federations from abroad and some foreign swimming specialist as well. Thank you all for it.
However whatever, 7 months have passed already since 4th of December 2012 when we launched online version of our Aquatics Cambodia Sport Magazine.
Since that time, 32 issues were published. Some of them contain just one article, but many contains many articles, important databases, also many pictures and recently, we successfully put several documentary films as well, in our issues. Already almost 4,000 people read our magazine, we had almost 6500 pageviwers from 81 country around the world, the last new country was Ghana from Africa. People from 4 local provinces read our magazine, not just in capital Phnom Penh, and this is very promising, as showing to us, that there are many people, around the country, who are interested in sport development, in particular swimming sport, and, hopefully, sooner or later, situation with swimming sport development, will start, to change for the better, and will be, at least like in neighboring Vietnam or Thailand, or Indonesia…
Also, one time again, I would like to tell, that there is very important, to push, local federation officials, from Hem family – to start to do, qualification meets, before selection of local athletes to represent Cambodia at international stage, so it can be done by merit, not by family ties or things other than athlete’s achievements.
Everybody, who would like to help us, with any kind of contributions – both financial or with technical expertise or whatever, or advices and information sharing, can contact us through email: cambodiaswimming@gmail.com 

Wish Good Health to All of Readers,
Sincerely Yours,

Vladimir. Y. Maximov, Esq.
Editor-in-Chief
Aquatics Cambodia


 CAMBODIAN NATIONAL TEAM DEPARTURE FOR 4TH ASIAN INDOOR & MARTIAL ARTS GAMES 2013 IN SOUTH KOREA



Members of Cambodian Delegation at 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 2013 in Korea in Phnom Penh Airport Before Departure to Korea, From Right to Left: Athlete Ms NEN Somaly, 12 Years, Athlete Mr. Chamraen Youri, 17 Years, a Cambodian NOC Official – Leader of Delegation, Coach Mr. HEM Lumpat





Members of Cambodian National Team at 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 2013 in Korea in Phnom Penh Airport Before Departure to Korea, From Left to Right: Swimmer Ms NEN Somaly, 12 Years, Swimmer Mr. Chamraen Youri, 17 Years




Members of Cambodian National Team at 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 2013 in Korea in Phnom Penh Airport Before Departure to Korea, From Left to Right: Swimmer Ms NEN Somaly, 12 Years, Swimmer Mr. Chamraen Youri, 17 Years





Members of Cambodian National Team at 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 2013 in Korea in Phnom Penh Airport Before Departure to Korea, From Left to Right: Swimmer Ms NEN Somaly, 12 Years, Swimmer Mr. Chamraen Youri, 17 Years




  4th ASIAN INDOOR & MARTIAL ARTS GAMES 2013 IN SOUTH KOREA
      




 





















SWIMMING SHORT COURSE COMPETITION IN 4th ASIAN INDOOR & MARTIAL ARTS GAMES 2013 IN SOUTH KOREA

Swimming in Ancient Times

Swimming was formed naturally by the requirements of military training and living in general. In primitive times it had economic values such as hunting, fishing and served as a method of transportation and in the military, it was used for training. Especially in tropical regions, where contact with water was frequent, swimming naturally was developed.

The earliest record of swimming dates back to a wall painting in Libya from around 9000 B.C. Swimming was also common with women in the ancient Egypt civilization based in Thebes, and houses of nobility were equipped with swimming pools. Many Egyptian hieroglyphics also portrays swimming forms and in Persia, there are historic records that mention that swimming was also used in military training. In this figure, an enemy appears to be fleeing away by using the overhand stroke.

Modern Swimming 

The developments of modern swimming techniques were based on forms of swimming competitions that focused on elements such as speed and endurance. Through the first half of 19th century, the only forms of swimming to exist were breaststroke and sidestroke. But by the second half of the 19th century through the improvements of breaststroke; advancing by stirring the water with the upper body and arms, sidestroke was developed and another form; an alternative sidestroke was developed by a British swimmer called John Trudgen. The swimming method of this stroke is mostly upon one side, making an overhand movement, lifting the arms alternately out of the water. When the left arm is above the head, the legs spread apart for a kick; as the left arm comes down the legs extend and are then brought together with a sharp scissor kick. This stroke is called a Trudgen stroke named after the founder and was included in swimming competition from 1873.

Breaststroke became an official sport discipline to swimming competitions since 1903. Medley and butterfly was developed by 1930, however the strokes were prohibited on 1947 and from 1954 breaststroke and butterfly were considered to be a separate individual discipline. After World War II, freestyle was continuously developed. Especially enhancements in the technical aspects were noticeable. Freestyle’s initial recovery action recommended the elbow to be flatten, however the arm movements were enhanced to lift the arm strait up in order to prevent shaking while trying to balance the body. International Swimming Federation (FINA) was founded in 1908.
Short Course discipline is a swimming competition that is conducted in a 25m length pool and was an unfamiliar swimming discipline in Korea and some other countries. However, popularity of this sport in United States and Europe is considerable due to lively excitement provided by the competition’s short distance. Generally, Short Course generates faster records than normal swimming disciplines. According to FINA, average of .52 second is reduced per each turn when compared with the normal swimming disciplines. Due to the pool being half of 50m, there is twice as much turns to be made which makes an “opportunity discipline” for athletes who excel in turns.



 BREAKING NEWS: NEW CAMBODIAN NATIONAL RECORD FOR DISTANCE MEN 50 M FREESTYLE SHORT COURSE SET UP BY CHAMRAEN YOURI, 17 YEARS OLD! 

 CAMBODIAN NATIONAL TEAM  PARTICIPATION IN 4TH ASIAN INDOOR & MARTIAL ARTS GAMES 2013 IN SOUTH KOREA: RESULTS, ANALYSIS AND MORE


Members of Cambodian Delegation at 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 2013 in Incheon, Korea, From Right to Left: A Korean Official, Athlete Mr. Chamraen Youri, 17 Years - Cambodian National Flag Bearer (2nd Row), a Cambodian NOC Official – Leader of Delegation, A Korean Official, Athlete Ms NEN Somaly, 12 Years, Coach Mr. HEM Lumpat.

 Members of Cambodian Delegation at 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 2013 in Incheon, Korea, From Left to Right (2nd Row): a Korean Official, Athlete Mr. Chamraen Youri, 17 Years, Coach Mr. HEM Lumpat, Athlete Ms NEN Somaly, 12 Years, a Cambodian NOC Official – Leader of Delegation and a Korean Official.


 Members of Cambodian Delegation with Korean Officials at 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 2013 in Incheon, Korea.


 Members of Cambodian Delegation with Korean Officials at 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 2013 in Incheon, Korea.

  Members of Cambodian Delegation at 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games 2013 in Incheon, Korea, From Right to Left: Athlete Mr. Chamraen Youri, 17 Years - Cambodian National Flag Bearer, One Korean Official, Athlete Ms NEN Somaly, 12 Years






 


Five positive cases at the 4th Asian Indoor & Martial Games

01 Sep 2013

Source: Sporting Letter - official newsletter of the Olympic Council of Asia

Kuwait: The efforts of the Medical Committee & Anti-Doping Commission of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in close collaboration with the Anti-Doping Committee of IAGOC in executing the Anti-Doping Program at the recently concluded 4th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, Incheon 2013, Korea, has resulted in the detection of 5 athletes who tested positive for prohibited substances as per the WADA list, 2013.

The 5 cases detected during the games were

1. Ms. SEIFABADI, Mastaneh from the Islamic republic of Iran, who participated in the Females’ 51 Kg Muay Quarterfinals competitions. She tested positive for Drostanolone , a banned substance under the class of Anabolic Agents (S1).

2. The 2nd and 3rd positive cases involved two roommating swimmers from Indonesia who tested positive for Methylhexaneamine; a banned substance under the class of ‘specified stimulants’ (6.b). They were  gold Medalist in the Men’s 50m Breaststroke, Mr. Gunawan, Indra; and  Silver medalist in the Men’s 4x50 Freestyle Relay, Mr. Pratama, Putera Guntur..

3. The 4th positive case was Mr. Theweni Jarah RR from Kuwait, who participated in Kickboxing event. He tested positive for the diuretics, Amiloride & Hydrochlorothiazide.

4. The final case was Ms. Kuanysheva, Zhadyra from Kazakkhstan who participated in the Kickboxing event.  She test positive for the diuretic,  Furosemide .

All the above aforementioned athletes  were subjected  to the   prescribed OCA disciplinary proceedings  including  fair hearing sessions. and it has been determined that all the five athletes committed violations of Anti-Doping Rules; and the appropriate sanctions have  been taken against them , including disqualification from the Games  nullification of  results.

The two medallists amongst them   namely the two Indonesian swimmers have had their medals withdrawn The officila results of the Games will be adjusted accordingly. These findings will be forwarded to the athlete’s national authorities, the concened International and Asian Federations,  and the World Anti-Doping Agency for further action on their part,  including determination of the period of ineligibility for further competitions.

These cases reflect the seriousness of the OCA’s drive for clean games and will certainly be carried through to all of its series of events.

Dr. M. Jegathesan
Chairman
OCA Medical Committee & Anti-Doping Commission

Post-factum Comments to the article by Aquatics Cambodia:

First of all, some additional facts:
1.     Indonesia originally finished 4th at the 4X50 m medley men's relay, but was disqualified after Indra Gunawan tested positive for Methylhexanamine.
2.     Indonesia originally won the bronze medal at the 4X100 m freestyle men's relay, but was disqualified after Guntur Pratama Putera tested positive for Methylhexanamine.
3.     Guntur Pratama Putera of Indonesia originally finished 11th at the Men's 50 Fly, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Methylhexanamine. Therefore - our country swimmer Chamraen Youri Maximov place became 23rd, after disqualification of the disgraced Indonesian swimmer, because of doping using.
4.     Indra Gunawan of Indonesia originally finished 6th at the Men's 100 Breaststroke, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Methylhexanamine.
5.     Guntur Pratama Putera of Indonesia originally finished 14th at the Men's 50 Freestyle, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Methylhexanamine. Therefore - our country swimmer Chamraen Youri Maximov place became 26th, after disqualification of the disgraced Indonesian swimmer, because of doping using.Aquatics
6.     Indonesian team for Men's 4X100 Medley relay was disqualified after Indra Gunawan tested positive for Methylhexanamine.

It is a pity, that Indonesian swimmers, were using doping, and both made disgraced not only themselves, but Indonesian National Team as well. Indonesia lost several medals, because of it, at this competition. I saw both swimmers, in competitions in Jakarta, I saw them in SEA Games, but I never could imagine, that they would use doping for improving their performance. This is totally unacceptable! What is really amazing, that they continued to take part, in international competitions, such as SEA Games 2013, and no any penalty or suspension from competitions, were used, to punish such shameful actions of that swimmers! Both of them performed in SEA Games 2013 in Myanmar in December 2013, after just several months have passed since July 2013, when they were caught with doping using, and nobody told even a word, that it would give, a very bad example, for other swimmers in South-East Asia. We are here, in Cambodia - for the clean sport, free from doping.

Vladimir Maximov, Esq.
Aquatics Cambodia
7th Jan 2014

Final Official Results

Men

50 m freestyle

30 June 2013
Guntur Pratama Putera of Indonesia originally finished 14th, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Methylhexanamine


50 m butterfly

2 July 2013
Guntur Pratama Putera of Indonesia originally finished 11th, but was disqualified after he tested positive for Methylhexanamine


Women

50 m freestyle

30 June 2013

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Cambodian National Swimming Championship Long Course 2013
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Calendar 2013: Swimming & Aquathlon Competitions & Cambodian National Swimming Team in International Meets 2013.
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http://aquaticscambodia.blogspot.com/2012/12/cambodia-national-swimming-team-in.html
Pictures & Films: Cambodia National Swimming Team in 11th FINA World Swimming Championship SC 2012
CULTURAL EVENTS CORNER: Photos: 3rd Cambodia International Film Festival
CAMBODIA'S National Swimming Men’s Records’ Times, Official FINA Standard, as of 31.08.12 Long Course 50 m Swimming Pool
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Cambodian National Team at World SC Swim Championship 2012: Issue N12. 18 Dec 2012: Our Results: Analysis
Cambodian National Team at World Short Course Swim Championship 2012 in Istanbul, Turkey: Issue N8./ 13 Dec 2012: 2nd Day of Meet!
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Cambodian National Swim Team Goes to World Championship Short Course 2012 in Turkey
First Online Aquatics Sport Magazine in English in Cambodia

SELECTED ARTICLES ABOUT SPORT DEVELOPMENT IN CAMBODIA
 
Reporters sought for Asiad


    Phnom Penh Post Newspaper
Wed, 24 July 2013

Talented, young sports reporters are to be recruited for the 17th Asian Games being held in Incheon, South Korea, from September 19 to October 4 next year, officials from the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia revealed Sunday.
While the NOCC will facilitate the recruitment process, the Olympic Council of Asia is funding the drive and will make the final judgment on applications. The Incheon Asian Games Organising Committee will also help launch the talent search and outline conditions of recruitment.
NOCC secretary-general Vath Chamroeun told the Post they were looking for young, skilled writers who have a good working knowledge of many sports to join the region’s biggest multi-sport event, which aims to benefit young people through the Olympic Movement.
Three local organisations, children’s charity Pour un Sourire d’Enfant, Zaman International School and Northbridge International School, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the NOCC to provide candidates for consideration. They will be asked to submit reports in English, with assessments running October 20-22.
Students from other institutions are also encouraged to apply, providing they have appropriate qualifications and literacy standards.
NOCC advisor Ken Gadaffi claimed this first round of recruitment would involve hundreds of applicants, especially from Zaman International School and the PSE organisation due to their established collaboration with the NOCC on sharing the Olympic message with youngsters here.
Around 500 to a thousand students are expected to try out for the opportunity in Incheon.

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