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“I think a lot of athletes will be looking immediately at the schedule and planning their training around it,” said Evans, a four-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming.

Olympic medalist Jordan Chiles sails through the air with ease as her professional dance partner Ezra Sosa flings her around — last week, on a harness.

But just as significantly, the line between amateur and pro track athletes is fuzzier than ever, according to Ato Boldon, an Olympic medalist turned TV analyst.

Along the way, there also has been an increase in world medalists who deviate from the historical norm of the small, superlight runner.

There was no title at stake because a big, strong fighter named George Foreman, another Olympic gold medalist, had taken over the division and appeared invincible.