Marathon at worlds takes weird twists: a false start, a near wrong turn and, finally, a photo finish

Alphonce Simbu of Tanzania edged out Amanal Petros in a wild men’s marathon at world championships Monday. It was a 26.2-mile (42.195-kilometer) race through the streets of Tokyo that began with a false start and ended with a sprint down the homestretch of the track — but only after Simbu nearly mi...

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