Three Chinese runners have been banned by their own governing body after posting 'abnormal results' at the April 15 Boston Marathon.
Wu Zhaofeng, Zhao Baoying and Zhang Jianhua will no longer be able to compete in competitive distance running, according to Xinhua News. (Names were translated by MSN.com)
As the state-run news agency reported, one of the runners, Zhang, gave away his bib number while the other two cheated by submitting forged certificates during the application process.
All three have been banned from road races for life by the Chinese Athletics Association.
Three Chinese runners have been banned by their own governing body after posting 'abnormal results' at the April 15 Boston Marathon. Wu Zhaofeng, Zhao Baoying and Zhang Jianhua will no longer be able to compete in competitive distance running
'All the three runners were hit with a life ban from all road running races under the CAA,' Xinhua news agency reported. 'The CAA also reiterated that it will continue to crack down all kinds of cheats in marathon in order to build a healthy and clean environment of road running in China.'
As MSN.com reported, one of the three had a finishing time of 5 hours and 50 minutes, which is far slower than the qualifying time of 3 hours and five minutes for people between the ages of 18 to 34, suggesting that particular runner falsified some aspect of their application.
The Boston Athletic Association released its own statement on Monday.
'The overwhelming majority of Boston Marathon participants and finishers adhere to Boston Marathon rules and standards, but each year a small number of participants aim to take part and/or finish through improper means,' the statement read.
One of the three alleged cheaters had a finishing time of 5 hours and 50 minutes, which is far slower than the qualifying time of 3 hours and five minutes for people between the ages
