The runner sent the wrong way at the Stockholm Marathon, but still wins the race

The leaders of the Stockholm Marathon on Saturday were confused and distrustful after being dispatched. Wrong way For extra kilometers.Felix Kilwa, Tesfaye Lencho Anbesa, When Melhawi Keste Near the 30km point of the marathon, the race officials turned me in the wrong direction.

They ran for a minute before they noticed the mistake and took the lead in the race. The 26-year-old Kirwa came back at 2:11:07 and was able to win the event. This was just one minute from the 2:10:10 course record and I had to run an extra 1km.

Kilwa is in Stockholm TV4 In a post-race interview, “I’m very happy to win the Stockholm Marathon, but I missed the record because of the wrong run.”

Event organizer Blame the error To a police motorcycle policeman who drove in the wrong direction.

Felix Kilwa was still in the lead at 35km, and the three top packs made the wrong turn but returned to the lead again. #StockholmMarathon pic.twitter.com/aS1OoLATP3

— JustinLagat🇰🇪 (@LagatJustin) June 4, 2022

Eritrean Kesete stayed in 2nd place at 2:11:45, while Eritrean Tessfay also took the podium and finished in 4th place. John Langat He finished third at 2:12:39 in Kenya, where he wasn’t led in the wrong direction.

With Kisiwa’s victory in Stockholm, he won three marathons, winning the 2016 Singapore Marathon and the 2016 Antwerp Marathon. Kilwa was banned from competition in 2019 after failing a drug test for the banned substance strychnine, commonly known as rodenticide.

Strychnine is on the anti-doping list due to its stimulant effect, allowing athletes to run longer without feeling tired. Kilwa finished second as a result of suspension at the 2018 Singapore Marathon.