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The Marathon

The marathon is the longest race at the Olympics. You have to be a very strong runner to win the marathon.

The marathon is 42.195 km long. Why is it 42.195 km and not 43? The 1908 Olympics was in London. The King of England wanted his children to watch the marathon so the race started at the gate of his palace. From there to the finish line was 42.195 km.

One of the best marathon runners was Abebe Bikila. He was from Ethiopia. He won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1960 Olympics. He ran the whole race without shoes on!

1. （1） The marathon is one of the events at the Olympics.

3. （2） It's very easy to win the marathon.

5. （3） The marathon is 42.195 km long because the King of England wanted to watch it in 1908.

7. （4） It was 42.195 km from the gate of the palace to the finish line.

9. （5） Abebe Bikila won the gold medal because he ran the whole race without shoes on.