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In the race from Sparrow Hills to Red Square, three athletes participated. First, Grisha started, then Sasha, and lastly Lena. After the finish, it turned out that during the race, Grisha overtook others 10 times, Lena 6 times, and Sasha 4 times, and at no point did all three end up in the same spot at the same time. In what order did the athletes finish, given that they all finished at different times?
Grisha started first. To make 10 overtakes, it is necessary for Sasha and Lena to overtake him at least 10 times. Since the total number of overtakes by Sasha and Lena is $6+4=10$, they only overtook Grisha and did not overtake each other. After Grisha made all 10 overtakes, he was first again. This means that the athletes finished in the same order they started.

## Answer

Grisha finished first, followed by Sasha, and lastly Lena.

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