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A Chinese man has been disqualified from a marathon after he chain-smoked his way through the entire 26-mile race, MailOnline reported.

The news outlet reported that the man, known as "Uncle Chen," completed the Xiamen Marathon in three hours and 33 minutes but was disqualified for violating the race's rules against smoking on the course.

MailOnline reported that the runner fell foul of a new rule against uncivilized behavior, which prohibited "open defecation, smoking, or trampling on flower beds or green spaces."

The Chinese Athletics Association implemented the regulation last year to encourage healthier participation in the race, the report said.

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[–] corus_kt 132 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Imagine being stuck behind the fog of a chainsmoking uncle for nearly four hours because you can't overtake him

[–] cmbabul 77 points 5 months ago

The folks I know who are big runners would not be able to handle this psychologically, put in an insane amount of work and do everything to take care of your body and make yourself better only to be beaten by a guy who clearly gives no fucks

[–] [email protected] 48 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Is that an exhaustive list? So open defecation, smoking, and stepping on flowers no, but urination, doing lines and kicking ducks yes?

[–] forkfornication 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Those ones are covered by a new rule that prohibits unsavory behaviours

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Ducks are very savourful tho...

[–] tpihkal 10 points 5 months ago

Doing lines, no. Kicking ducks is most certainly on the table though.

[–] Tatters 25 points 5 months ago

That’s Cillian Murphy’s next major role sorted then.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 months ago

This is the worst thing the Chinese Athletic Association has ever done!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

the runner fell foul of a new rule against uncivilized behavior, which prohibited “open defecation, smoking, or trampling on flower beds or green spaces.”

He knows what he needs to do next time to protest.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Tear up a flower bed, and smoke the flowers while he shits on its remains?

[–] Joelk111 5 points 5 months ago

I feel like there should be an exception where if you accidentally trample some flowers, but then fertilize them, you don't get disqualified.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

This man is a hero.

Maybe not a superhero, but he's definitely qualified to be a folk hero.

[–] jpreston2005 10 points 5 months ago

Ok, so when is marlboro gonna start sponsoring this dude?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

What champ.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

So what does this disqualification do? Did he win a prize and they are taking it back?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

They disqualified all of the other participants for being a bunch of pansies.

[–] bolditalicroman 5 points 5 months ago

Chim-Nee Chen

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

At least it wasn’t little donuts

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

What a jackass