Crazy Irish ex-priest banned from 2014 London Marathon...

During the marathon of the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece, a former Irish priest Neil Horan ran onto the course just after the 22 mile mark and stopped the leading runner Vanderiel de Lima. The Brazilian athlete was stopped for about 15 seconds and then had to regain his momentum again. He was subsequently passed by two other athletes and finished in third place.

It has just emerged that the very same Neil Horan was planning to run this years London Marathon as a charity entrant for St.John's Ambulance.

When the charity found out who he was, they issued the following statement..."It has been brought to our attention that you have a history of disrupting major sporting events and hold extremist religious views which are not in line with St John Ambulance charity’s values. Due to the above reasons we have no option but to retract this offer and remove you from the London Marathon 2014 team with St John Ambulance.”

In response, the ex-priest said..."It’s nearly 10 years now since I disrupted a sporting event and I’ve said many times that I will never do anything like that again. I’m extremely upset at this decision."