The 2017 Venice Marathon was won by Eyob Faniel who wrote history as the first Italian National to win the race in its 22 years history.
Faniel won this race after the race’s frontrunners were led astray from the course by a motorcycle guide.
Favorites Abdulahl Dawud, Gilbert Kipleting Chumba, Kipkemei Mutai and David Kiprono Metto were among the leading group 25km (16 miles) into the race when the motorcycle guiding the runners took a wrong turn. The six leaders covered several hundred metres before being made aware of the error and turning back. They lost about two minutes.
The 25-year-old Faniel finished the race in 2:12.16, beating Mohammed Mussa by nearly two minutes. Tariq Bamaarouf was third, just ahead of Chumba.
Here is a look at some of the others where runners have done an incorrect distance.
2. Brighton Marathon 2021
The race course was 568 metres longer than planned
3. Milwaukee, 2017
In 2017 the Milwauke Marathon was eight-tenths of a mile too short.
4. Manchester, 2013, 2014 and 2015
The supposed marathon was 380m too short for three consecutive years.
5. Belfast 2019
Organisers were forced to apologize after 18,000 runners went the wrong way, Meaning they did not technically finish the race.
6. Sunderland, 2013
Thousands were pointed to an inaccurate route by marshals, leaving them 264 metres of completing the distance.
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