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GB ultrarunner (NNormal), coach, author, activist, tea addict, @thegreenrunners.bsky.social +Into Ultra co-founder, www.ultradamo.com

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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our green flight crew chatted to fellow runners & spectators along the Ealing HM course. Once over the 🏁, they delivered our letter to Will, CEO of race organisers Race Nation. We hope to continue our dialogue with them for a greener future. @badvertising.bsky.social @flightfreeuk.bsky.social
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our runners have completed their short haul flight around Ealing. Time for a virtual wizz. Time for sportswashing to take flight. Let’s Wizz! Sign our petition ✍️ Let race organisers know how you feel 📣 Run for good 🏃‍♂️ 💚🌍 @badvertising.bsky.social @flightfreeuk.bsky.social
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annacycles.bsky.social @annacycles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I ran Ealing half marathon today dressed as a plane to protest against the race being sponsored by Wizz Air. Airlines shouldn’t be sponsoring running events. They really are taking the wizz. (As opposed to these guys, who are taking a wizz)
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This week is Ealing Climate Week 💚🌍 Running doesn’t go hand-in-hand with promoting flying. It’s a huge contradiction. We hope Ealing Council can help convince the Ealing HM to drop Wizz Air. Large video adverts at Ealing HM during climate week. Make it make sense. @badvertising.bsky.social
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Polluting companies are using the tobacco sportswashing playbook to divert attention away from their harmful impacts. @ultradamo.bsky.social tells it as it is. Demand an end to sportswashing. Sign our petition 👇🏻 @badvertising.bsky.social @flightfreeuk.bsky.social @cooldownnetwork.bsky.social
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Big polluters have no place in our sport. They’re taking the Whizz. 🤬 Here’s what: Damian Hall @ultradamo.bsky.social Liam Killeen @badvertising.bsky.social Anna Hughes @flightfreeuk.bsky.social & Dan Tipney, Safe Landing have to say about Wizz Air sponsorship. Hint: They’re not impressed!
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Ultra Damo @ultradamo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Which is the best traction aid? Which is the deepest bog? Is the Alston lasagne really that good? All these questions and more answered at the official Winter Spine Races Training Weekend, 27-29 November, at Alston. www.thespinerace.com/race/winter-...
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Winter Spine Races Training Weekend 2026 — The Spine Race
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Another Vuelta a España stage has been adapted due to extreme weather.  And riders are rightly questioning this new normal.  www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/s...
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‘What are we doing?’: Brennan’s anger at racing in 44C heat as Van Aert wins shortened stage
Britain’s Matthew Brennan complained of the high temperatures the riders were racing in as Wout van Aert won stage 15 of the Vuelta a España
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Nicki Lygo @drlygo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Feels like this needs to be aired a few times again given Philp’s calls to leave the ECHR to stop small boats 🤦‍♀️ #ECHR
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Nicki Lygo @drlygo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Co-founder Jasmin Paris recently appeared on the Why We Run podcast to discuss how elite athletes can reconcile high-level competition with low-impact living. Definitely worth a listen! open.spotify.com/episode/1OZt...
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Afl.16 Green running with Jasmin Paris
Why We Run podcast · Episode
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Please ask your MP to add their name to the Parliamentary call for Gov to stage a live, televised emergency briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis. We can rise to this challenge, but first we must face it. Enter postcode to see if your MP has signed 👇 #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
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Check here to see if your MP has signed
For MPs and Peers to express support for briefing the nation on the threats from climate & nature breakdown to the UK’s security, food supply, health and economy.
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Nicki Lygo @drlygo.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Rhabdomyolysis (or “rhabdo” for short) keeps popping up everywhere for me at the moment. It also seems that many endurance runners aren’t familiar with it, so here’s a whistle-stop tour: 🧵 1/10 (It's still brief, honest!)
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
YES!! @ultradamo.bsky.social setting a new time to beat on the Joss Naylor Challenge. Taking around 12 minutes off the previous record. Looks like he’s in need of a good brew. Top running 💪💚 #RunForever
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Our Co-Founder & tea-drinking champ Damian Hall @ultradamo.bsky.social writes about his latest FKT 👇🏻 “I squealed. Effing cramp! My old nemesis. I couldn’t get up. Or even reach my feet. Instead I’m writhing in an spassamy agony that only those of us who get cramp know.” #FKT #UltraRunning #Run
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Chasing Joss, Evading Cramp, and the Art of the Midlife Record - The Green Runners CIC
Our Co-Founder and tea-drinking champ Damian Hall writes about his latest FKT and we are here for it! I squealed. Effing cramp! My old
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Ben Avison @benavison.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Album Launch: @settlevictoriahall.bsky.social Sat 25 July. www.settlevictoriahall.org.uk/eventsandsho... "A gift of love" @mikeharding.me With: @hestercoxprint.bsky.social @alastairhumphreys.bsky.social @jmlockhart.bsky.social @grahammort.bsky.social @anitasethi.bsky.social @ultradamo.bsky.social
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Ben Avison’s Wild Wisdom and Becky Taylor & Sam Lawrence — Settle Victoria Hall
A special evening celebrating the launch of Wild Wisdom: Songs of the Green Trails – a new collaborative album and multimedia project from Ben and Jon Avison, created with 20 artists and writers.
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Peter Edwards @peteredwards27.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Maybe helping @ultradamo.bsky.social sell books & talking to @drlygo.bsky.social isn’t the most sensible of ideas but I’ve finished up signing up for my first ultra, the 50k Trent Valley Ultra. It’s local which as a @thegreenrunners.bsky.social is a plus, any advice welcomed www.quadrioevents.com
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Quadrio Events | Trent Valley Ultra | TVU
Discover the upcoming Trent Valley Ultra marathon, offering trail runners a breathtaking 50k route through Nottinghamshire's scenic landscapes. Register now for an unforgettable experience.
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Nicki Lygo @drlygo.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Bit late with this but he was OUTSTANDING! 9:20:34 or thereabouts 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 #JNC PS I’m so sorry for the screeching voice behind the camera. I was confidently watching the road and suddenly heard a very familiar voice just to my left! Unpredictable little blighter is @ultradamo.bsky.social
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Ultra Damo @ultradamo.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
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Good food, good genes, good luck: how Ronaldo, Serena and other top athletes compete in their 40s
Serena Williams, Lewis Hamilton and Cristiano Ronaldo are among the stars benefiting from advances in sports science, equipment and facilities
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
1/2 The Gathering - Friday night fireside chats @ultradamo.bsky.social inspiring us to use our voices to speak out against the organisations driving the climate emergency, why endurance skills matter when change doesn’t happen quickly & the importance of calling out sportswashing.
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The Gathering - our group enjoyed a woodland run at Black Rocks parkrun followed by a @ultradamo.bsky.social downhill skillz session & spot of plogging. Top morning.
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Keith @keithdunn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Is there a mercy rule in the #FIFAWorldCup? #GERCUR
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
UK records its highest ever May temperature - Scientists say record-breaking heat is a reminder of how #climatecrisis is affecting lives www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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UK records its highest ever May temperature
Scientists say record-breaking heat is a reminder of how climate crisis is affecting lives
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
We caught up with Last Man Standing & Path Finder @ultradamo.bsky.social to discuss all things Barkley & climate. Damian unpicks #BM100 Loop 3, discusses the climate hypocrite paradox & explains why being a “rubbish” activist is better than doing nothing. Listen, like, share 🙏🏻 #HowWeSpeakOut
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
This week’s episode of Earthy Stuff, Lichfield Radio’s sustainability podcast, features “one of the most remarkable figures in the world of ultra-running, environmental activism & authentic storytelling.” You guessed it, @ultradamo.bsky.social talks about ultras, green running & a certain new book.
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Let's Accentuate the Positive
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Nicki Lygo @drlygo.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Snuggled in the van reading this banger by @ultradamo.bsky.social There are many words of wisdom from some true ultra gurus in here 🤩 Ireland bound tomorrow! Time for sleep sooooon
Damian Hall’s Run Forever book by Vertebrate publishing. Excellent book 👌🏻
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Grab a brew ☕️ This is a fascinating insight into Damian Hall’s running life & his personal take on what it means to be a Green Runner. i.run.far want to know if you consider your climate & environmental impact when racing & running? @ultradamo.bsky.social www.irunfar.com/damian-hall-...
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A Sustainable Runner: A Profile of Damian Hall
A conversation with Damian Hall, co-founder of The Green Runners, about the environmental considerations of racing and longevity in running.
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Peter Hutton @pjh-ranmore.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
@ultradamo.bsky.social that's Saturday planned...after I get back from my run.
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Kevin Bowen @superkev79.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
This is a must-read book for all runners. Brilliantly written by @ultradamo.bsky.social I've recently been guilty of thinking my best running days are behind me. This book has prompted me to give my head a wobble. I still have lots of running goals left to achieve. #RunForever
The front cover of Damian Hall’s latest book titled Run Forever.
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Peter Edwards @peteredwards27.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Top night or at the @squirepac.bsky.social listening to @ultradamo.bsky.social talk about running a long way and ageing (also helped sell a few books 📚) Great to meet @drlygo.bsky.social and talk illegible signatures and whether I should run longer than 26.2!
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Kevin Bowen @superkev79.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
A really enjoyable evening yesterday listening to @ultradamo.bsky.social talk about his running exploits and how we can all run forever. It was lovely to catch up with so many running friends, including my 2019 Spine Race buddy Brian Harman.
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
We caught up with Last Man Standing & Path Finder @ultradamo.bsky.social to discuss all things Barkley & climate. Damian unpicks #BM100 Loop 3, discusses the climate hypocrite paradox & explains why being a “rubbish” activist is better than doing nothing. Watch, like, share 🙏🏻 #HowWeSpeakOut
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Damian Hall: Last Man Standing
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Fancy a podcast to listen to? Give The Way Of The Runner’s pod a listen 🎧 Two Green Runners, @adharanand.bsky.social & @ultradamo.bsky.social, talk Barkley and Damo share’s insights from his new book, Run Forever: The Secrets To Becoming An Ageless Athlete. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Damian Hall on the secrets to becoming an ageless runner
Podcast Episode · The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn · 1 April · 57min
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Martin Elcoate @melcoate.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
New job alert‼️ Last night I went to @ultradamo.bsky.social’s Run Forever talk in Exeter. Had the pleasure of selling his books, while Damo signed & chatted. Great evening. Now to read the book. Lovely to catch up with a few Devon Coast 2 Coast runners & a marshal. Exchanged tales of trashed feet.
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Nicki Lygo @drlygo.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Popped along to another talk on Running Forever from this geezer last night These things are always frequented by the best bunch of people and it puts a skip in my step! @ultradamo.bsky.social well done on this mammoth run of talks. 17 down, 3 to go! 🙌🏻 Also, HH had YT my friend 🫖
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Ali Dolphin @alidolphin.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Good to see @ultradamo.bsky.social at Shrewsbury last night on the last night of his speaking tour. The last and best (as he got the news of Arsenal winning the league). Also Frank and I helped with book sales afterwards. I hugely recommend this book whatever your age. It's brill!
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds - Fish levels fall by 7.2% with as little as 0.1C of warming per decade, northern hemisphere research shows #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds
Fish levels fall by 7.2% with as little as 0.1C of warming per decade, northern hemisphere research shows
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Sustainability is the great lie of the 2026 Winter Olympics.🤥 The word ‘sustainability’ featured over a hundred times in Milan’s bid proposal but these Games were just another example of green lip service in elite sport.🧵 www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
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The Great Olympic lie: untold story of Winter Games’ huge environmental impact
Rivers drained dry to create artificial snow, a forest cut down for the bobsleigh track – IOC’s claims to prioritise sustainability at Milano Cortina exposed
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Ultra Damo @ultradamo.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
If you wish, you can pre-order my next running book from today. It's about how to be the best runner we can be as we age. Thank you! www.adventurebooks.com/collections/...
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Run Forever
Available to pre-order from 24 February. Is it inevitable that our running performance slides as we get into our forties and beyond? Or are there things we can do to slow or pause the decline and harn...
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
1/2 What's it like to be the last man standing? Damian Hall, aka the path finder, aka @ultradamo.bsky.social is back from the Barkley Marathons #BM100. We’re interviewing him about mud, grit, and the "Climate Hypocrite" paradox. Submit your questions via slido👇🏻 📷 David Miller Photography
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Shasta @theshastaone.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Every time John Kelly writes about running, I want to take off into the woods. Some great reflections as always, a week removed from the Barkley. I'm excited to follow him at Western States and beyond. Can't believe a Barkley/Spine/Penine Way legend did it all without strength training 😂 #bm100
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John Kelly
With a week to process Barkley, here are my main thoughts. 1. I'm not going anywhere. I couldn't, even if I wanted to. I have over a decade of running #bm100, but over two centuries of those...
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Barkley Marathon @barkleymarathon.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Some great video & vlog footage over on Instagram from Allie Bailey @ab_runs who is crew & partner of @ultradamo.bsky.social I’ll let you all have fun watching, spotting and confirming names on the list. #BM100
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Ferenk - JBM @ferenk.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Pic of the @ultradamo.bsky.social's barefoot-start. #BM100
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Martin Elcoate @melcoate.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Great pod to listen to on this morning’s run. My run contained no briars, no fog, no vert, no books, no sleep deprivation, no bare foot running, no nicknames (that I know). In awe of @ultradamo.bsky.social a the #BM100. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
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Interview: Damian Hall & the Barkley Marathons III
Podcast Episode · Centurion Running Podcast · 17 February · 1 sec
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Adharanand Finn @adharanand.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Dartmoor was misty and wild this weekend for our Way of the Runner retreat with Damian Hall, who joined us fresh from scrambling around the infamous Barkley Marathons course just a few days earlier - he still had Barkley mud on his shoes.
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Come for the Barkleys and @keithdunn.bsky.social’s brilliant commentary. Stay for The Green Runners, whose co-founders include Jasmin Paris & Damian Hall @ultradamo.bsky.social thegreenrunners.com
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Running, without the footprint - The Green Runners CIC
We are The Green Runners - a community making changes for a fitter planet. Help us win the race against the climate emergency.
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Barkley Marathon @barkleymarathon.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Another great post race interview with @ultradamo.bsky.social and previous Barkley Marathon runner James Elson. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/c...
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Interview: Damian Hall & the Barkley Marathons III
Podcast Episode · Centurion Running Podcast · 17/02/2026 · 1 sec
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The Green Runners @thegreenrunners.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
1/3 "The most important thing we can do is to make climate breakdown a normal conversation." 🗣️ @ultradamo.bsky.social believes #HowWeSpeakOut is our most powerful tool. It’s about progress, not perfection, and using our collective voice to demand change. 🌍
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Ultra Damo @ultradamo.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I just watched a powerful new Greenpeace film exposing how Eni – one of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies – is using the Winter Olympics and Paralympics to greenwash its climate damage. Watch and share the film, and add your name: act.gp/4k1d4CM
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Oilympics: The Games on Thin Ice - Greenpeace International
Fossil fuel companies are greenwashing their image by sponsoring big sporting events to hide their destruction. Don’t let them get away with it.
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Badvertising @badvertising.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
🚬Milan has some of the most polluted air in Europe. Yet the Winter Olympics are promoting the same pollution the city is trying to curb with its strict smoking bans.
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