Is the Boston marathon the most prestigious one in the world?
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I believe Boston is known to the runners and non-runners of the U.S. so that would make it popular but not necessarily prestigious.  However, you could argue that it is the most prestigious in the world since the literal definition of prestigious is "commanding position in people's minds."  Everyone in the world would agree that the Boston marathon is commanding.
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The Connemara Marathon is in Ireland.\n\nThere is a link to the marathon web site below.
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I believe you have to submit a qualifying time when you enter.  Atleast that is what you have to do in the Boston Marathon.
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I'd say the decathlon in the Summer Olympics. It requires you to train on 10 different disciplines and be pretty good at all of them.
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AROUND HALF THE GLOBE!!!! 3 BILLION... CHECK THAT NUMBER!! AMERICANS... ITS THE BEST SPORT IN THE WORLD!!
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Yes. Being in the Olympics, even if you are the worst athlete there, is a huge honor in itself.
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While it is probably a mis nomer given it is not a world competition.  Due to the quality of the leagues and the $$.  The best players from around the world (Though in the NFL most are still from the US) play in those leagues.    MLB and the NBA are now very much international leagues with players from all over the world.\n\nAlso as a clarification I don't think I have ever heard the NHL champions declared the world champions.  They are call the Stanely Cup Champions after the trophy which is named for Lord Stanley.
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The Formula 1 Championship is without doubt, the most celebrated and prestigious title in world motor sport. With TV viewership on par with only the World Cup. 800 million people tuned into F1 in the course of 2004 and the numbers grew from there. America might not be watching but the rest of the world is. During races, more than 250,000 people watch it on site. This year, it was reported that nearly 500,000 came to Sevilla Spain to watch reigning WDC Fernando Alonso give a free demonstration of the Championship winning R25 on the streets of Sevilla.
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The greatest ever is subjective. \n\nSnowman's amazing dominance in show jumping made headlines in sporting magazines. For those unfamiliar with him he was found as a castoff, unwanted horse, bought cheap and became one of the greatest jumpers in the world. \n\nPersonal Ensign's undefeated record at the top of her game taking on some of the best race horses in the world certainly deserves mention - keeping an unblemished record is difficult in any sport. \n\nSecretariat's stamp on horse racing was awesome. \n\nAfleet Alex's near disastrous incident in the Preakness last year, gathering himself and going on to win was the work of an athlete. \n\nNiatross was said to be perfection in a pacing champion. Niatross set 15 World Records racing as a two and three year old. Niatross retired as the World-Record holder on half mile and mile racetracks. The elegant, ever-cool pacing superstar paced the fastest race mile of all-time on half-mile (Delaware) and mile (Hollywood Park) tracks, both times breaking his own record set earlier in the year. \nCambest - also a pacer - deserves mentioned. \n\nTy Murray's 7 all around world championships in rodeo. \n\nWade Leslie's perfect 100 point bull ride.
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Largest one is Harvard, by far, which currently stands at over $26 Billion. Followed by Yale, Princton, and Stanford
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I like winter sports so i enjoy watching it very much. Turino is well prepared for the games, they worked very hard to make it a breath taking event. The ceremony at the beginning was a little too long but very impressing.
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I agree that other countries are pretty much on the same level as the United States when it comes to baseball.  I don't think it's embarrassing at all.  It's just the normal evolution of the game world wide.  It had to happen one day.  Just look at basketball, another American game.  We don't dominate basketball either on the world circuit anymore.  There are great athletes all over the world in all sports.  One day I'd like to see a real world series.  The champions from all the leagues across the world play in a world championship tournament and crown a real "World Champion."
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The World Cup is more of a marathon while the Super Bowl is like an earthquake.  The entire world is enthralled for weeks at a time by the championship of the most popular sport during the World Cup.  The Super Bowl is an event mostly cherished by Americans who have a short attention span.  The World Cup is definitely more captivating.
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Who says 400 is more important that the 1500? In international meets,the 1500 is considered to be one of the premier events.\n\nWhen it comes to TV coverage of an particular meet, the the producers may feel that the athletes in a particular race have a more compelling story.\n\nCathy Freeman will always be remembered because she was the first Aborigine to win an individual Olympic medal (Atlanta) and she won the gold medal in her own country four years later.
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You mean the hand of god, but it is not the most famous, the most famous is the second one in the same match vs. England, probably the best goal ever...
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yes it is. yes because you have the whole world watching it and every contry come together for one cause ( THE FAMOUS WORLD CUP TROPIE)
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The answer above by OneRunningMan is amazingly interesting.\n\nI doubt that his answer can be topped!