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A Chinese man who chain-smoked his way through a marathon was disqualified for smoking on the course (www.businessinsider.com)

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A Chinese man was disqualified from the Xiamen Marathon for chain-smoking during the race, violating a new rule against uncivilized behavior.

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[–] SquirtleHermit@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

As an American, I can say with confidence I dont know anyone who could reliably run even 800m, regardless of their smoking status.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

ah, I suppose that's a fair point. I said "run", not "compete". I love my mom and I'm proud of her for both quitting and picking up running, but she definitely couldn't compete in our town's annual 5k celebration run