The Nairobi International Marathon was held over the weekend and wasn't without its share of controversy. A man identified as 28-year-old Julius Njogu, hid among a group of spectators before joining Sunday's race near the finish.
Njogu was in line to claim around 7,000 US dollars (£4,570) in prize money before being disqualified.Officials said they became suspicious when Njogu showed no signs of fatigue and was not sweating when he had supposedly just run 26 miles (42km). They discovered that he had run barely 1km after emerging from a bunch of onlookers and joining the leading group of runners just outside the stadium.
"I followed the leading team from start to finish and I didn't see him," said race director Ibrahim Hussein, a former Boston and New York Marathon champion. "He will not be recognised and I'm so disappointed that one can cheat in this modern age. He didn't finish second."
He will now face fraud charges for cheating.
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