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Kenta Posted 18 years ago
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Abebe Bikila

0Hello. Abebe Bikila, a marathon runner, is very famous in the world. In Janan, he is called 'barefoot champion" because 02br
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0In the US, barefoot water skiing is now very popular and has 01i 01u 00barefoot champions02u 00,02i 00 so-called. I've never heard it applied to marathon runners. 0-

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  • 0In the US, barefoot water skiing is now very popular and has 01i 01u 00barefoot champions02u 00,02i 00 so-called.
  • I've never heard it applied to marathon runners.
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0In the US, barefoot water skiing is now very popular and has 01i01u00barefoot champions02u00,02i00 so-called. I've never heard it applied to marathon runners. Perhaps Abebe Bikila is a one-of-a-kind.0-
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0 I've never heard the expresssion before. I think we just have to take it face value, wherever it is used. 0-
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0Maybe one of Japanese journalists came up with this expression. Thank you!0-
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