6 hours agoAtettes from Kenya to podium takes first place in Tirana Marathon and is given to Gega
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)All televisions reported on Sunday for the marathon organised in Tirana, where Albanian athlete Louise Gega was declared. In reality, though, the first to finish the race was a sportswoman from Kenya. When the race was over and the three winners were waiting in front of the podium, the marathon moderator told the Kenyan athlete that [...]
When the race was finished and the three winners were waiting in front of the podium, the marathon moderator told Kenyan athlete that a mistake had occurred and that it was ranked second.
No, no, I'm the first”, insisted the athlete, who had beat other runners by difference. Despite Kenya's controversy, however, organisers, including Mayor Erion Veliaj, had already decided that they would give the first prize to Louise Gega, even though she ranked after the sport from Kenya.
In protest, the girl from Kenya stepped down from the podium when Mayor Veliaj awarded Gega the gold medal, reports Politico.al.
Veliaj reportedly tried to justify this scandal by the fact that Gega was a participant in the inaugural ceremony and therefore left late, while the sports coach reportedly gave another version: “Louise was dating, so she left late. ”
Whatever the reason it has “prevents” Louise, the fact is that she did not rank first in the marathon, and she should have accepted this in sports, but it may have been the organisers who have led her to become part of this non-professional stage for the Mediterranean champion.
