Wrong shoes cost marathon victory

Ethiopia’s Derara Hurisa was disqualified for wearing the wrong shoes after winning the Vienna Marathon.

Hurisa, 24, crossed the line first by three seconds but was later told he had been disqualified because the soles of his shoes were 1 centimeter (0.4 of an inch) thicker than the 4 centimeters allowed.

Organizers said Hurisa had registered another shoe that met race rules, but switched to the shoes he used in training to run the actual marathon.

Leonard Langat of Kenya, who had finished second — in 2 hours, 9 minutes, 25 seconds — was declared the winner.

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