Haile Gebrselassie poses for photographs afterwards with the media, who have abandoned their usual cynicism in favour of unadulterated fawning in front of the greatest distance runner of all time.

BBC: Me, my race and Haile

Brendan Foster, the BBC commentator who described McColgan's victory in Tokyo as "the greatest ever by any British distance runner", paid tribute to her contribution to the sport.

BBC: McColgan takes final bow

Among players 30 or older, that's the second-greatest reduction in average shot distance in the NBA over the past five seasons.

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