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Double amputee aims for Six Star Medal

American soldier Cedric King had both legs amputated after stepping on a bomb in Afghanistan in 2012.

Astonishingly, 13 years later he stood on the start line of the BWM BERLIN-MARATHON aiming to complete his sixth Major and earn his Six Star Medal.

But in extremely high temperatures, could he finish the 26.2 miles before the cut off time and receive his medal?

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