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Pioneering marathon runner Switzer to race London Marathon

Kathrine Switzer will compete in the London Marathon for the first time in April, 51 years after becoming the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon. Women were barred from running the Boston Marathon before Switzer challenged the ban, competing under her initials in 1967. She ran in Boston with the bib number 261, gained widespread recognition for completing the race, in a time of 4:20, despite an official’s attempt to remove her from the course. “The streets of London have been an important part of women’s running history as well as women’s rights,” She said in a statement released by London Marathon organizers. Switzer helped stage the Avon International Women’s Marathon in London in 1980, which helped convince the International Olympic Committee to sanction the women’s marathon at the Los Angeles Games in 1984. (03/09/2018) Views: 1,906 ⚡AMP
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