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David Ngeny Cheruiyot of Kenya celebrates in front of Rome's Constantine Arch, after winning the 11 kilometer road race to pay tribute to the Olympic marathon gold medallist Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia
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Abebe Bikila, a bodyguard of the Ethiopian Emperor, creates history winning the marathon barefoot at the 1960 Rome Olympics. His victory was one of the great moments in Olympic history, and it
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