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Olympic Marathon Champ Sammy Wanjiru Dies

Olympic Marathon Champ Sammy Wanjiru Dies

Kenyan Olympic marathon champion Sammy Wanjiru died in a fall from a balcony after a domestic dispute involving his wife and another woman, police said Monday. One police official said Wanjiru committed suicide, while another said he jumped to stop his wife from leaving the house after she discovered him with another woman.

 

Marathon great Grete Waitz dies at 57 from cancer

Grete Waitz, the Norwegian runner who won nine New York City Marathons and the silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, died Tuesday after a six-year battle with cancer. She was 57....

 

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