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ATLANTA — Galen Rupp won his second straight US Olympic Marathon trials on Saturday afternoon, earning a spot on the team headed to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Rupp was the Bronze Medal winner in the Marathon at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio.
Rupp pulled away from the lead pack during the final miles before crossing the finish line in Centennial Olympic Park, nearly 43 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher, Jacob Riley.
Rupp and Riley will be joined on the US Olympic Marathon team by Abdi Abdirahman, who finished third.