A social media influencer has been ridiculed for running the Brooklyn Half Marathon on Sunday without registering for the event, leading to an apology.
He Jie was stripped of his first-place medal and prize money after an investigation found that three other runners had purposely slowed down in the final moments of a half marathon in Beijing.
Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia and Hellen Obiri of Kenya, the two winners of this year's Boston Marathon, are now prime candidates for this year's Paris Olympics.
The Mengniu Beijing Half Marathon on Sunday is under review after a controversial finish in which China's top long-distance runner, He Jie, finished first.
Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia won the Boston Marathon on Monday, blazing through the course in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 17 seconds — the 10th-fastest time in the race's history.
The New York Road Runners, the non-profit that runs the New York City Marathon, is being demanded by the MTA to pay $750,000 in lost toll revenue for using the Verrazano Bridge.
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