adminNAIROBI. — Kenyan athletics officials intercepted a runner who cheated his way into second position to win prize money during a weekend marathon in the capital Nairobi. Julius Njogu attempted to trick his way into the money bracket during the Standard Chartered Nairobi International marathon on Sunday, but officials on the route stopped him at the finish line, race director Ibrahim Hussein said.
Hussein said yesterday the 30-year-old Njogu and three others emerged from a thicket where they were hiding six kilometres from the finish line. — Reuters.
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