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Vienna marathon winner disqualified after shoe soles break rules

Vienna, Austria - September 12, 2021 Ethiopia's Derara Hurisa is helped after winning the elite men's race REUTERS

Ethiopia's Derara Hurisa won the Vienna City marathon on Sunday but was disqualified soon after when the soles of his shoes were found to be one centimetre too thick in violation of the rules.

Hurisa crossed the line with a time of 2:09:22 but less than 45 minutes later was left distraught when his time was struck off as his shoe soles were five centimetres thick.

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