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First she flew like superwoman. Then she ran like one. And, on the streets of London, a new star being born as 23-year-old Yalemzerf Yehualaw became the youngest ever winner of the London marathon.
What made the Ethiopians victory even more impressive was that she tripped up spectacularly on a sleeping policeman speed bump with six miles left. It sent her sprawling along the tarmac, and caused her to lose at least 25 metres on the field. Afterwards, Yehualaw confirmed the face plant had caused a bump on her head, as well as hip and knee. “It hurt,” she said, smiling.
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