SAPPORO, Japan : Spanish race walker Jesus Angel Garcia set a record on Friday when the 51-year-old appeared in his eighth Olympics, the most ever for a track and field athlete.The Spaniard has competed in every Olympics since Barcelona in 1992, and was 50km world champion in 1993.
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