Boston Marathon champion Lelisa Desisa presents medal to Mayor Thomas Menino

The champion of the men’s 2013 Boston Marathon has presented his medal to Mayor Thomas Menino as thousands gathered for the city’s first major race since the April 15 bombings that killed three people and injured hundreds.
Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia participated in the Boston Athletic Association’s 10K ra
ce on Sunday and gave the marathon prize to honor the victims and Boston.

More than 6,400 athletes gathered on Boston Common. Most runners wore the blue and gold colors of the Boston Athletic Association, the nonprofit that organizes the annual marathon.

A moment of silence paid tribute to the bombing victims and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology police officer who was killed days after the marathon during a search for the suspects.

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