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Boston Marathon: Quick Facts

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Former Boston Marathon champion Sharon Cherop fights order to surrender 40pc of Sh40m estate to ex-husband • Oct. 30, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (Nation.Africa)
New Colorado Springs Sports Hall of Famer Bobby Purify stays involved • Oct. 20, 2026, 11:47 PM ET (The Colorado Springs Gazette)

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Large crowd of runners approaches the finish line on Boylston Street during the Boston Marathon, with international flags lining both sides of the street.
Catherine Ndereba at the Boston Marathon
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Smoke billows over Boylston Street near the finish line of the Boston Marathon as runners, officials, and spectators react and move away from the explosions.
Map showing key locations and events related to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing in the Boston, Cambridge, and Watertown areas of Massachusetts. Numbered markers indicate where the two explosions occurred near the marathon finish line, the fatal shooting of an MIT police officer, a carjacking, a carjacking victim's escape, the death of one suspect after a firefight, and the capture of the second suspect in Watertown. Major roads, the Charles River, and landmarks such as the Massachusetts Institu
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