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Winning 14 of 22 events (including seven 1-2 sweeps), the U.S. men's team crushed the Russians, 128-107, for the fourth straight year. As expected, the U.S. women were beaten, 66-41, giving Russian Coach Gabriel Khorobkov the opportunity to add the two scores together (in violation of a pre-meet agreement) and loudly proclaim a four-point victory for the Soviet Union. But the homefolks in Moscow knew better. Wrote ex-Olympic 5,000-Meter Champion Vladimir Kuts in Izvestia: "The United States is the strongest track and field power in the world...
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