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Saturday, April 14, 2018

The story behind the Spirit of the Marathon statue and Boston's 'first charity runner'

In the aftermath of the race, Kyriakides planned a tour to raise awareness of the food shortages in GREECE. He returned home to a parade, but also equipped with money and aid that had been sent with him. And like Kelley, he represented his country a second time at the 1948 Olympics (finishing 18th).


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