Topic - Boston Marathon

The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon hosted by the U.S. city of Boston, Massachusetts, on Patriots' Day, the third Monday of April. Begun in 1897 and inspired by the success of the first modern-day marathon competition in the 1896 Summer Olympics, the Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon and ranks as one of the world's best-known road racing events. It is one of five World Marathon Majors. - Source: Wikipedia

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This photo provided by the Boston Athletic Association and Marathonfoto shows Boston Marathon runners Robson De Oliveira of Brazil, left, and Aaron Beggs, of Britain, right, helping runner Ajay Haridasse and helped him across the finish line Monday, April 20, 2026, in Boston. (Gustavo E. Gargallo/Boston Athletic Association/MarathonFoto via AP)

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This photo provided by the Boston Athletic Association and Marathonfoto shows Boston Marathon runners Robson De Oliveira of Brazil, left, and Aaron Beggs, of Britain, right, helping runner Ajay Haridasse and helped him across the finish line Monday, April 20, 2026, in Boston. (Gustavo E. Gargallo/Boston Athletic Association/MarathonFoto via AP)

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Workers scrub the finish line clean prior to the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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John Korir of Kenya, hoist the trophy after winning the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 20, 2026, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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FILE - Sharon Lokedi, of Kenya, approaches the finish line to win the women's division of the Boston Marathon, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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Boston Marathon Race Director Dave McGillivray sends out a group of about 20 from the Massachusetts National Guard, which walks the course annually, announcing the start of the 127th marathon Monday, April 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott)

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Benson Kipruto, left, and Diana Kipyogei, both of Kenya, celebrate winning the men's and women's divisions of the 125th Boston Marathon on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Boston. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)

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In this April 17, 2017, file photo, runners head down the stretch to the finish line in the 121st Boston Marathon in Boston. Rival camps in the running world began snapping at each other's heels in March 2021 after the Boston Athletic Association, which still hopes to hold a truncated in-person edition of the footrace in October, said it would award medals to up to 70,000 athletes if they go the distance wherever they are. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) **FILE**

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Massachusetts State Police walk the starting area of the 123rd Boston Marathon on Monday, April 15, 2019, in Hopkinton, Mass. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)

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The family of Martin Richard, foreground from left, Bill, Jane, Henry and Denise, observe a moment of silence during a ceremony at the site where Martin Richard and Lingzi Lu were killed in the second explosion at the 2013 Boston Marathon, Sunday, April 15, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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