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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle

Leading ultra-marathon runner banned for using car in 50-mile race

Joasia Zakrzewski running the women's marathon at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014.
Joasia Zakrzewski running the women's marathon at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014. Photograph: Stuart Cooper/Alamy

A leading British ultra-marathon runner has been banned for 12 months by a UK Athletics disciplinary panel for using a car during a 50-mile race and then accepting a trophy for third place.

Joasia Zakrzewski admitted that she had jumped into her friend’s vehicle during the 2023 GB Ultras Manchester to Liverpool race on 7 April, but claimed she only did so after telling marshals that she was injured and was no longer competing.

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