Olympics-Athletics-Bhutan's marathon runner gets standing ovation for last-place finish


Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Women's Marathon - Paris, France - August 11, 2024. Kinzang Lhamo of Bhutan reacts after competing. REUTERS/Lisa Leutner

PARIS (Reuters) -The last athlete to finish Sunday's marathon, an hour and a half after the winner, did so to a standing ovation on the final day of the Paris Games.

Bhutan's Kinzang Lhamo finished the hilly and hot course in three hours, 52 minutes and 59 seconds, slowing to a walk at points but encouraged through the last kilometres by spectators cycling and running alongside her.

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