Leslia Desisa to present Boston Marathon medal to the city ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, May 26 (UPI) -- The 2013 Boston Marathon winner told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry he will present his medal to the city to honor victims of the finish-line bomb attack. Lelsia Desisa of Ethiopia, winner of the men's division, met with Kerry in Addis Ababa Sunday and said he would return to Boston in the near future and present his medal to the city. Desisa crossed the finish line in downtown Boston April 15 well ahead of the two blasts that killed three spectators and left more than 250 people injured. Voice of America said Desisa turning his medal over to the city was a gesture signifying the commitment to freedom was more powerful than acts of violence. Kerry, who was on an official visit to Ethiopia, took part in a moment of silence at the U.S. Embassy in memory of the Boston victims, VOA said.