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Sabrina Chebichi Kenyan athlete who won the 1973 marathon barefoot and in a dress. (lemmy.world)
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[-] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 129 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Source on the "1973 marathon" bit? According to her Wikipedia page, she was a middle distance runner, and she seemed to have competed in only one race without proper gear (in 1972).

[-] sub_ubi@lemmy.ml 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Good catch. Many of these .world posts are Facebook-tier

[-] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 month ago

No one forced you to be here.

[-] sub_ubi@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 month ago

sorry to interrupt your poorly researched meme content

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