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GWANGJU, South Korea — An Italian swimmer was forced to make three attempts to complete a world championship backstroke heat after a string of malfunctions with the starting equipment.Simone Sabbioni, a national record-holder, accidentally kicked off his wedge, the angled block swimmers use to push off, and came to an abrupt halt as his fellow swimmers splashed down the pool.Sabbioni, 22, was told he could race again – this time alone – but the device gave way for a second time, making him slip."It's just unbelievable this kind of thing can happen at the world championships," he told AFP.Sabbioni – who eventually got away cleanly at the third attempt – squeezed into one of the last qualifying spots with a time of 53.85sec, spurred on by a roaring crowd."I'm...
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