Athletes (R to L) Nailiya Yulamanova of Russia, Xiaolin Zhu, Xue Bai of China, Dire Tune, Aselefech Mergia of Ethiopia and Yuri Kano of Japan pass by Berlin Cathedral as they run in the women's marathon at the world athletics championships in Berlin August 23, 2009. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY SPORT ATHLETICS)