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Katherine Switzer, first registered woman to complete the Boston Marathon, with her fellow runners interfering with an official's attempt to remove her bib number, USA, 1967 (lemmy.world)

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[–] dexa_scantron@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The official trying to tear off her number isn't a runner; he's the guy in black shoes with his head barely poking above her right shoulder. The runner to her right in the photo looks like he's pushing her, but he's pushing the official.

[–] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 7 points 1 year ago

Yes, the other two guys - with numbers - are her spouse (directly behind her) and her trainer (behind him). The official previously has knocked down her trainer in a prior attempt.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I’m referring to the person trying to tear off her number so she’d be disqualified.