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Commonwealth games marathon

fennor72 · 2018-04-15 10:43:39

I watched in horror last night as Callum Hawkins wobbled, fell and then eventually collapsed near the end of the marathon. I couldn't believe he was left spralled out on the road with no medical assistance around. A local 5k run would have a better response time. And as for the ghouls around him, how f**ked up are people…

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#32 16-04-2018 03:39PM

Fieldsman

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I know its 110 years ago but didn't the Italian Pietri lose the gold medal in the marathon after staggering in the few yards and getting assistance from officials

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#33 16-04-2018 05:29PM

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Fieldsman wrote: »

I know its 110 years ago but didn't the Italian Pietri lose the gold medal in the marathon after staggering in the few yards and getting assistance from officials

That's correct. Dorando Pietri in the London 1908 Olympics. The officials desperately tried to prevent an Irish-American from winning.

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