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Ugnė Lazauskaitė

Marathoner Mom Clears The Air After She And Husband Spark Controversy With Kids At Finish Line

Marathon runner Luciana Grandi Lourenção, who went viral earlier this month after footage showed her husband nearly sabotaging her win by shoving their children into her right before the finish line, has just defended her partner.

Taking to her Instagram page on Sunday (May 26), Luciana addressed her followers in Portuguese, beginning by identifying herself as a personal trainer, an amateur athlete, and a street runner, as well as a mother of two girls and a wife to her husband, Pedro, People reported on Tuesday (May 28).

In a video, the athlete explained that she and Pedro decided their daughters would join their mom as she crossed the finish line.

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