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David Conn}&amp;lpos={trail}{3}" class="comment-count-info pluck-init-inline comment-count-id-350897488 pluck-commentable"> <span class="link-comment-count"></span><span class="link-comment-count-words"></span> </a> </div> <ul class="sublinks"> <li class="bullet "> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729224541/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/david-conn-inside-sport-blog/2009/jul/27/olympics-legacy-vision-short-sighted" name="&amp;lid={sublinks}{Olympics legacy vision was short-sighted beyond its charm offensive | Da}&amp;lpos={trail}{1}" class="link-text" rel="nofollow"> Olympics legacy vision was short-sighted</a> </li> <li class="bullet blog last"> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090729224541/http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/david-conn-inside-sport-blog" name="&amp;lid={sublinks}{Inside sport blog}&amp;lpos={trail}{2}" class="link-text" rel="nofollow"> <strong>More from the Inside Sport blog</strong></a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="trailblock"> <ul 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