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Reston's Pleskow Finishes Strong at Special Olympics World Games

Runner earns bronze medal in 1,500 meter race.

Reston's Rose Pleskow earned a bronze medal in the women's 1,500 meters and a fourth in the 800 meters in the track and field competition at the Special Olympics World Games in Athens, Greece.

The games concluded July 4.

Fairfax County's other competitor, Karen Dickerson of Springfield, won gold medals in the women's 10K and half marathon. To read more about Pleskow, 21, click and

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