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Who Actually Snubbed Jesse Owens?
Everyone knows Hitler refused to shake his hand. Owens himself named a different man.
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5 stories in Sport.
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The Marathon That Doesn't Count
Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in 1:59:40. It isn't a world record, and the reasons why are fascinating.
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The Marathon Won Barefoot
Abebe Bikila's shoes didn't fit. He ran the Olympic marathon without them — and won it, under a monument to fascism.
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The Match That Took Three Days
Eleven hours and five minutes. 183 games. A final set that finished 70–68. Wimbledon's longest match broke its own scoreboard.
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The Night Amateurs Beat the Soviets
A team of American college students against the most dominant hockey team on earth. Everyone knew the score before it started. Everyone was wrong.
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