About 11,000 competitors were disqualified from the 40th edition of the Mexico City Marathon for cheating. After checking their data, they had not covered the required distance of 42.195 km. They would have used vehicles and public transport during the race.
On August 27, 2023, nearly 30,000 people attended the Mexico City marathon. But this 40th edition was tainted by an event: the organization of the race announced the disqualification of 11,000 participants and denounced an “unsportsmanlike attitude”.
Recurring cheats
Those concerned would have used vehicles and public transport during the race to shorten the course. “The Institute of Sports of Mexico informs that it will proceed to identify the cases in which the participants of the Mexico City Marathon have demonstrated an unsportsmanlike attitude during the event and will not validate their registration schedules”, indicates the press release. , posted on Twitter.
Tarjeta Informativa. pic.twitter.com/3vgGMG1yL0
— Maratón de la Ciudad de México Telcel (@MaratonCDMX) August 31, 2023
He also mentions that this event represents “an exceptional celebration for all the inhabitants of the capital, but also an opportunity to reaffirm the values of sport”.
But the giant cheating is not the first during this event, report our colleagues from RMC Sports. In 2017, more than 5,800 runners were disqualified for missing at least one checkpoint.