Olympic Marathon Course
St. Martin's Le Grand formed part of the marathon course of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.The women's Olympic marathon took place on 5 August and the men's Olympic marathon on 12 August. The four Paralympic marathons were held on 9 September.
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