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1707:Categories
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382:Results
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1592:2023
1587:2019
1582:2015
1577:2011
1572:2007
1567:2003
1562:1999
1557:1995
1552:1991
1534:2021
1529:2016
1524:2011
1519:2006
1514:2001
1509:1996
1504:1992
1474:2023
1469:2022
1449:2017
1444:2014
1439:2013
1434:2009
1429:2005
1424:2001
1419:1997
1414:1994
1409:1991
1404:1990
1399:1986
1394:1981
1389:1976
1384:1971
1379:1966
1374:1962
1369:1957
1364:1953
1359:1949
1354:1946
1349:1945
1344:1939
1339:1938
1334:1931
1329:1927
1314:1920
1309:1919
1304:1914
1299:1913
1284:1908
1279:1903
1274:1902
1269:1901
1264:1899
1259:1896
1254:1894
1239:1890
1234:1887
1229:1886
1224:1884
1219:1882
1214:1881
1209:1880
1097:2014
1048:NDSV
988:2.66
937:0.35
918:0.05
899:0.06
880:0.06
861:0.10
833:0.16
814:0.23
795:0.28
776:0.33
757:0.35
738:0.35
719:0.50
713:FAGO
700:0.58
679:1.25
658:1.30
639:NDPS
617:2.95
589:5.19
568:6.44
547:7.68
526:8.14
320:NDSV
255:+13
234:New
213:−31
192:New
171:+13
150:−67
135:NDSV
129:+34
52:2009
42:2001
1052:DPS
1023:CIK
957:240
924:New
905:New
886:New
867:New
839:New
820:New
801:New
782:New
763:New
744:New
725:New
706:New
685:New
643:OBT
635:BSD
623:New
595:+13
574:New
553:−31
532:New
511:+13
490:−67
469:+34
448:+/–
329:BSP
252:13
240:BNS
231:17
219:DSB
210:20
198:ODS
189:21
168:34
156:DPS
147:53
126:82
107:+/–
1709::
1087:.
852:bg
648:bg
608:bg
592:13
571:17
550:20
529:21
508:34
487:53
466:82
420:21
416:13
412:20
408:17
404:53
400:34
396:82
114:KB
1168:e
1161:t
1154:v
1124:.
1099:.
960:0
943:0
940:0
921:0
902:0
883:0
864:0
836:0
817:0
798:0
779:0
760:0
741:0
722:0
703:0
682:0
664:0
661:0
652:)
641:–
637:–
633:(
620:0
442:%
99:%
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