
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica won her second Olympic Gold Medal in the Women’s 100m Final.
In the handout photo finish image supplied by Omega, (L-R) Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce of Jamaica (Gold), Carmelita Jeter of the United States (Silver) and Veronica Campbell-Brown of Jamaica (Bronze) cross the line in the Women’s 100m FinalPhoto 1 of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images
Photo 2 by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
Photo 3 by Omega via Getty Images

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In 1967, Kathrine Switzer officially entered the Boston Marathon, which was an all-male event at the time. Two miles in, race officials caught their mistake and one of them tried to remove her from the course. Switzer’s boyfriend intervened on her behalf. [source]
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![In 1967, Kathrine Switzer officially entered the Boston Marathon, which was an all-male event at the time. Two miles in, race officials caught their mistake and one of them tried to remove her from the course. Switzer’s boyfriend intervened on her behalf. [source]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1w5stniiG1qz73sdo1_500.jpg)
