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Rampant cheating at the Mexico City Marathin (www.espn.com)
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11,000 runners were disqualified for cutting the course short. Not by taking a wrong turn, but by using vehicles or public transportation to cut the course short. That’s a third of the field! Wild.

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[–] fodderoh 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is probably just the cynic in me, but I feel like a lot of those dq's won't care. They got their medal they can show off. That's probably all most of them care about.