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Beijing Olympics Men's Marathon

Men's Marathon at the Beijing Olympics. Taken from the south side of the road (Zhichun Lu) near the southwest corner of Beihang University. The runners are heading toward the east.

from YouTube on Fri, Sep 05 2008

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