Watch: First woman to run Boston marathon, makes return 50 years later
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Watch: First woman to run Boston marathon, makes return 50 years later
FP Staff
• April 20, 2017, 19:28:43 IST
In 1967, 20-year-old Kathrine Switzer made history when she defiantly became the first woman to officially run in the Boston Marathon — even as race officials tried to physically stop her. She went ahead and finished the race but was eventually disqualified. Women weren’t allowed to enter the race until 1972, but Switzer side-stepped the sexist rule by registering under the gender-neutral name K Switzer. 50 years on, Switzer, aged 70, returned to the starting line wearing the same number.
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