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December 12, 2024

88-Year-Old Athens Marathon Runner Inspires Belief That “We Can All Do It”

An 88-year-old Greek runner named Ploutarchos Pourliakas proves that it’s never too late to chase your dreams. On Sunday, November 10, he achieved an inspiring milestone by completing the 41st Athens Marathon—his 12th marathon to date. The epic annual race, famously known as The Authentic, follows the legendary path of the Athenian messenger Pheidippides, who ran from the battlefield of Marathon to Athens over 2,500 years ago to deliver news of victory.

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August 15, 2024

Flavor Flav Makes Jordan Chiles a Bronze Medal Clock After She Is Told To Return Her Olympics Medal

Embed from Getty Images The Olympics had a bittersweet end for the Team USA gymnasts. Jordan Chiles, who won bronze in the floor final, has been asked to return her Olympic bronze medal following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Not willing to let her be without a memento of her great performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, rapper Flavor Flav got her a special present.

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