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                     Tributes to Boston at London Marathon

   A defiant, festive mood prevailed Sunday at the London Marathon,
   despite concerns raised by last week`s bombings at the Boston Marathon.
   Six days after bombs exploded near the finish line in Boston, runners
   in London sent out a powerful message of solidarity with the
   northeastern U.S. city and its victims.
   Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede won the men`s race in two hours, six minutes,
   four seconds. Kenyan Priscah Jeptoo became the women`s champion by
   finishing the 45-kilometer race in 2:20:15.
   About 34,000 runners competed in London. Organizers have pledged to
   donate $3 for every finisher to "The One Fund Boston,`` set up to raise
   money for the bombing victims.
   Thousands of New Yorkers wearing "I Run for Boston`` signs completed in
   a 6.4-kilometer run Sunday in Central Park, one of a number of races
   held around the country in support of the victims of the marathon
   bombings.
   Races also were held in St. Louis, San Francisco, Lansing, Michigan and
   Burlington, Vermont.
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