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Dutch van der Weijden wins men's 10-km marathon gold
Dutch van der Weijden wins men's 10-km marathon gold
Dutchman Maarten van der Meijden made a surprising last minute sprint at the men's open water race in Beijing on Thursday, snatching the inaugural Olympic gold of 10-kilometer marathon swimming from Briton David Davies.

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