Banned Adidas Running Shoes Disqualify Vienna Marathon Winner

The original winner of the Vienna Marathon on Sunday was disqualified for wearing sneakers that did not comply with race guidelines. Race officials disqualified Ethiopia’s Derara Hurisa just an hour after he crossed the finish line with a time of 2:09:22, three seconds ahead of the next participant. According to a tweet from the Vienna City Marathon, Hurisa “had to be disqualified for wearing shoes which are not compliant” with the marathon’s rules. Winner disqualified: The initial winner of the Vienna City Marathon had to be disqualified for wearing shoes which are not compliant with the rules. Ethiopia’s Derara Hurisa crossed the finish line first after 2:09:22 … — Vienna City Marathon (@Vienna_Marathon) September 12, 2021 Marathon participants’ running shoes soles cannot be thicker than four centimeters, officials said on Twitter. Hurisa’s soles were of five centimeters thick. As such, officials named the next finisher, Leonard Langat of Kenya, the winner of the marathon with a time of 2:09:25. As footwear companies produce innovative technologies to improve running performance, certain rules continue to guide what is allowed in competition. In January of 2020, track and field governing body World Athletics prohibited running shoe models with soles thicker than 4 centimeters or with more than one

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