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How Ja’Kobe Tharp went from being laughed at to world record holder

Auburn’s Ja’Kobe Tharp sets a world record in the semifinals of the men’s 110-meter hurdles during the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on June 10
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Auburn’s Ja’Kobe Tharp sets a world record in the semifinals of the men’s 110-meter hurdles during the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on June 10

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Ja’Kobe Tharp is the lone American man to hold a world record in an individual running event that’s on the Olympic program.

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