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Boston Marathon marks 50th anniversary of welcoming women

FILE - Kathrine Switzer jogs in White Plains, N.Y., April 8, 1975, while training for the Boston Marathon. As the 2022 Boston Marathon celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first official women’s race, the occasion will be marked by one of the strongest women’s fields ever. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, File) FILE - Benson Kipruto, left, and Diana Kipyogei, both of Kenya, celebrate winning the men's and women's divisions of the 125th Boston Marathon on Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, in Boston. As the 2022 Boston Marathon celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first official women’s race, the occasion will be marked by one of the strongest women’s fields ever. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson, File) FILE - Olavi Suomalainen of Finland, winner of the men's division of the Boston A.A. Marathon April 17, 1972, kisses Nina Kuscsik of Long Island, N.Y., winner of the women's division, at the trophy presentation April 18, 1972. As the 2022 Boston Marathon celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first official women’s race, the occasion will be marked by one of the strongest women’s fields ever. (AP Photo/File) FILE - Bobbi Gibb, first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1966, crosses at the finish line of the 120th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18, 2016, in Boston. As the 2022 Boston Marathon celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first official women’s race, the occasion will be marked by one of the strongest women’s fields ever. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File) FILE - Peres Jepchirchir, of Kenya, celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the women's marathon at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Sapporo, Japan. As the 2022 Boston Marathon celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first official women’s race, the occasion will be marked by one of the strongest women’s fields ever. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) FILE - In this Friday, April 15, 2016 photo, Des Linden speaks with a reporter during a media availability prior to the 120th running of the Boston Marathon in Boston. As the 2022 Boston Marathon celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first official women’s race, the occasion will be marked by one of the strongest women’s fields ever. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
Boston Marathon marks 50th anniversary of welcoming women