Issue 0143/11
The Miami Herald Wednesday 28th March, 2012
NEW YORK -- Former marathon world-record holder Khalid Khannouchi has retired because of foot injuries.The Moroccan set the world record in 1999 in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 42 seconds to win the Chicago Marathon, becoming the first man to run under 2:06.He became a U.S. citizen in 2000 and broke his own record, setting the American record in 2:05:38 at...
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David Beckham
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