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Tag: boston marathon

Posted inSports

African Athletes Dominate at the Boston Marathon

by Washington Informer April 21, 2015October 30, 2020

(BBC) – Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa has won the men’s race at the Boston Marathon and Kenya’s Caroline Rotich came first in the women’s race. Rotich took the title in two hours 24 minutes 55 seconds after a sprint finish with Ethiopia’s Mare Dibaba. Desisa’s victory at 2:09:17 was more comfortable and he crossed the finish […]

Posted inWorld

Desisa Wins 119th Boston Marathon; Rotich Takes Women’s Race

by Reporter II April 20, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

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by Washington Informer February 27, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Dzhokhar Tsarnae​v Was ‘Black’ in Russia. Is He White in America?

by Washington Informer January 9, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inColumnists, Marc Morial, Op-Ed, Opinion

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by Marc H. Morial April 29, 2013October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Obama Tells Boston, Nation: ‘We Will Finish the Race’

by Washington Informer April 18, 2013October 30, 2020

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