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Press release 51 Sprints

12 June - 8 January 2017

The interactive documentary 51 Sprints recounts the history of one of the great highlights of the modern Olympic Games: the 100-metre sprint. This history is, of course, connected with record-breaking achievements and legendary finals, but in 51 Sprints the emphasis is on the athletes as symbolic figures who represent their nation, race or gender.

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Credits: Final 100 metres women. Athletics in the empire stadium, Wembley, London, 1948. Photo Bettmann / Getty Images Download Image

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Credits: Jesse Owens. Final of 100 metres. Olympic Games, Berlin, 1936. Photo Propperfoto / Getty Images Download Image

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Credits: Screenshot 51 Sprints. Image Random Studio. Download Image

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Credits: Screenshot 51 Sprints. Image Random Studio. Download Image

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