{"id":11055,"date":"2015-10-27T07:30:19","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T07:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=11055"},"modified":"2015-10-27T07:39:48","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T07:39:48","slug":"nairobi-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/nairobi-marathon","title":{"rendered":"A Man Gets Caught Cheating At The\u00a0Nairobi International Marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Njogu&#8217;s run raised\u00a0suspicions because he did not show any signs of fatigue. Officials later discovered that the man had barely completed one kilometer. He emerged from the crowd and joined the leading group of runners right outside the Nyayo National Stadium. He was not even sweating when he crossed the finish line.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11057\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-27-at-3.14.34-AM.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-27-at-3.14.34-AM.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-27-at-3.14.34-AM-600x307.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/Screen-Shot-2015-10-27-at-3.14.34-AM-85x43.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OKthgjPqLmI\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>A Disgraceful Act<\/h2>\n<div class=\"gs-container\">\n<p>Njogu finished second, right behind\u00a0Joshua Kipkorir, who finished the race in 2 hours, 13 minutes and 25 seconds. The cheater was caught right when he was about to claim the $7000 prize money. Njogu was immediately\u00a0disqualified and\u00a0arrested by police officers. TV images showed the &#8220;champion&#8221; removing his running shoes\u00a0and showing his blisters to race officials. Unfortunately for him, the blisters were not sufficient proof that\u00a0he ran the entire race.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content__main-column content__main-column--article js-content-main-column \">\n<div class=\"content__article-body from-content-api js-article__body\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI followed the leading team from start to finish and I didn\u2019t see him,\u201d said the race director, Ibrahim Hussein. \u201cHe will not be recognized and I\u2019m so disappointed that one can cheat in this modern age. He didn\u2019t finish second.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A similar story occurred in 2013 when two female runners were disqualified at the Nairobi marathon after attempting to cheat their way to podium finishes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11056\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11056\" style=\"width: 704px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11056\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/13.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"704\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/13.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/10\/13-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a 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