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Ethiopian runner Derara Hurisa thought he had come away with a victory at the Vienna Marathon on Sunday but was disqualified from the race after a discrepancy over his footwear. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Hurisa won the race by a 3-second margin but was told later...
He wasn’t officially disqualified until the following day. Race organizers were angry that Hank, who was a well-known but retired politician in his native country, had accepted the winner’s trophy. “He disgraced himself and his country,” said on...
his Berlin time was little more than 2 hours. Asked why he had held his arms up high as if he was the winner at the finish line, Hank said, Everyone does that. This was my fifth marathon this year. I knew the computer chip would detect my shortcut. The organizers need to lighten ...
In the 145th Kentucky Derby in 2019, betting tickets believed to be winners were furiously torn up, and those thrown in the trash were quickly dug out. Twenty minutes after Maximum Security crossed the finish line first, officials disqualified the winner for (barely, almost unnoticeably) leaving...
He accepted the cheers and winner’s trophy. He wasn’t officially disqualified until the following day. Race organizers were angry that Hank, who was a well-known but retired politician in his native country, had accepted the winner’s trophy. “He disgraced himself and his country,” said...
The three wild-card athletes were given their own race, and Moussambani was next to the other two swimmers from Niger and Tajikistan. When the official called the swimmers to begin the game, both of Moussambani’s competitors were disqualified for false starts. Left to swim by himself, Moussam...
He was helped over the finish line by a British official, but disqualified for achieving assistance. The gold was awarded to American runner-up Johnny Hayes. However, such was the public's outpouring of sympathy for Pietri that he was awarded a special medal from the Queen. JOHNNY HAYES 6 ...
his first five dunks at the 2020 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, giving him a total of eight all-time, the most in NBA dunk contest history. However, Gordon lost the 2020 contest in a judged dunk-off, which many NBA fans blamed on judgeDwyane Wade, a former teammate of winner Derrick Jones ...
Consequently, AIU disclosed that Kasait's results from January 20, this year have been disqualified. The ruling from AIU indicated that an out-of-competition provided by the 25-year-old Kasait during a doping control conducted on behalf of the AIU on January 20, this year. “It resulted ...