Marathon Running | MCQs

Explanation

After 352 days and over 16,000 kilometres of running through 16 countries, Russell Cook became the first human to run the entire length of Africa.

Russell Cook belongs to Britain.

Explanation

In the longest race on the Olympic program, athletes run a distance of 26 miles and 385 yards (42.195km)

The modern 42.195 km (26.219 mi)  was set by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) in May 1921

directly from the length used at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London

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