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What was unusual about the 1960 Olympic marathon win by Abebe Bikila?

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What was unusual about the 1960 Olympic marathon win by Abebe Bikila?
posted Apr 18, 2016 by Prithvi

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Addida could not supply the correct size shoes to Abebe Bikila and he decided and ran the marathon barefoot.

answer Apr 19, 2016 by Uma Maheswar Nakka
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commented May 11, 2016 by Uma Maheswar Nakka
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