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Worlds have come a long way since debut

Usain Bolt and Yelena Isinbayeva are the legitimate heirs of Carl Lewis and Sergey Bubka, who launched their careers at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. Sprinter/long jumper Lewis and pole vaulter Bubka became the most celebrated athletes of their generation after initial success in Helsinki. Lewis’s achievement of 10…