Sunday, May 26, 2013

Lelisa Desisa - winner of Boston Marathon honors victims, returning medal

Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the Boston Marathon, April 15 2013. PHOTO/Elise Amendola AP

Lelisa Desisa, the winner of the men's race at the Boston Marathon says he is returning his winner's medal to honor the city and those killed and injured in the terrorist bombings near the finish line of one of the world's top running events.

Desisa says sport should be a pleasure and never a battlefield. He made the announcement Sunday at a ceremony with U.S. Secretary

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