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Man attacks marathon leader
Athens - A man dressed in a traditional Greek costume bolted from the crowd and grabbed the leader of the marathon five kilometres from the finish, pushing him to the curb.
The leader, Vanderlei Lima of Brazil, was pushed to the curb into the crowd as police tackled the intruder.
Lima was able to get back into the race, but lost several seconds, and eventual was overtaken by Stefano Baldini of Italy.
Baldino went on to win gold, followed home by Meb Keflezighi of the United States.
De Lima won the bronze.
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