American Nick Symmonds won his 800-m semifinal heat, despite having three runners in front of him trip and fall down.
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"I'd like to show marathon runners and those watching that I'm inspired by so many of them, " wrote Jessica Pilkington, a 27-year-old who works in Boston.
New entries in the album chart were dominated by music veterans, with Dexys, formerly Dexy's Midnight Runners, entering the chart at number 13 with One Day I'm Going to Soar, 32 years after their first album charted.