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At a ‘Stadion Walk of Fame’ ceremony at the 1912 Olympic Stadium, the career of Hannes Kolehmainen was celebrated

The outside of Tokyos Olympic Stadium (© AFP / Getty Images) With every major milestone comes that extra surge of excitement and anticipation for the rescheduled Olympic Games, for which there are now just 100 days to go. On 23 July the spotlight will be on Tokyos Olympic Stadium as it hosts the opening ceremony and one week later the world’s best track and field athletes will descend on the rebuilt venue of the 1964 Games as athletics action gets under way. More than half a century ago, whe...