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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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[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

I don't think there is even an effective way to stop cheating that widespread. The article says every year they dq thousands of people. Either they're getting a lot of false positives or they have to make registration more restrictive.