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Paavo Nurmi of Finland, wearing bib 278, and Augusto Maccario of Italy, wearing bib 487, are lifted on the shoulders of men after the 10,000-metre race at the 1920 Olympic Games.
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10,000-meter race

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Paavo Nurmi of Finland, wearing bib 278, and Augusto Maccario of Italy, wearing bib 487, are lifted on the shoulders of men after the 10,000-metre race at the 1920 Olympic Games.
Paavo Nurmi and Augusto Maccario Paavo Nurmi (right) of Finland and Augusto Maccario of Italy after the 10,000-meter race at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium.

The 10,000-meter race is a long-distance running event in athletics, typically contested on a track. It is one of the longer track events, with Olympic races also including the 5,000 meters and the marathon. Unlike shorter races, the 10,000-meter event requires significant endurance, and while strategy is involved, a final sprint is less common. Women's participation in longer races, including the 10,000 meters, became more prominent in the late 20th century, with the event added to the Olympic Games in 1996.123

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