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Eliud Kipchoge: 2022 Berlin Marathon

The miles-long history of the marathon

Boston Marathon

Marathon runner Abebe Bikila

Radcliffe, Paula

What was the Battle of Marathon?

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In this aerial photo, structures are damaged and destroyed October 15, 2005 in Balakot, Pakistan. It is estimated that 90% of the city of Balakot was leveled by the earthquake. The death toll in the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northern Pakistan on October 8, 2005 is believed to be 38,000 with at least 1,300 more dead in Indian Kashmir. SEE CONTENT NOTES.

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Boston Marathon

Marathon runner Abebe Bikila

Radcliffe, Paula

The miles-long history of the marathon

What was the Battle of Marathon?

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Key People

Radcliffe, Paula

Paula Radcliffe

British distance runner

Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot

Kenyan runner

Eliud Kipchoge: 2022 Berlin Marathon

Eliud Kipchoge

Kenyan distance runner

Joan Benoit Samuelson

Joan Benoit Samuelson

American runner

Emil Zátopek

Emil Zátopek

Czech runner

Grete Waitz

Norwegian athlete

Hannes Kolehmainen

Finnish athlete

Spyridon Louis

Greek marathon runner

Marathon runner Abebe Bikila

Abebe Bikila

Ethiopian athlete

Shorter, Frank

Frank Shorter

American athlete

Waldemar Cierpinski

East German athlete

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American Sports Nicknames

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Car with a pickle design in the Zagreb Red Bull Soapbox Race, Zagreb, Croatia, September 14, 2019. (games, races, sports)

10 Unusual Sports