I found this online, the craziness of running, right up there with Roberto Madrazo and Rosie Ruiz. But I have heard this happen with runners carrying/wearing 2 timing chips so both can make it into the Boston Marathon. Or another example is Jean’s Marines at the Marine Corp Marathon in Washington DC.
Marathon medal stripped after ringer revealed
By Liu Zhen and Nick Mulvenney
Beijing, China - The winner of a women's half marathon in Shandong, China last weekend has been stripped of her title when she was discovered to have brought in someone else to run for her.
Liu Shuling was initially awarded victory in the race at the Yellow River Estuary International Marathon but video footage later revealed her to be Wang Xueqin, the People's Daily newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Wang and Liu were both banned from the marathon for two years and will face further punishment from the Chinese Athletics Association (CAA).
This is not the first case of identity fraud at a Chinese long distance race in 2010.
In January, more than 30 competitors at the Xiamen International Marathon had their results cancelled after they were discovered to have been carrying time-recording microchips for other high school students.
Chinese students get extra credits for the highly competitive college entrance exams with good performances at international sporting events.
- Reuters
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