So Hilarious! Man Sneaks in For Last Kilometre of Nairobi Marathon to Win Second Place (Photo+Video)

 

A Kenyan man has been accused of hiding in the crowd, before coming out to clinch second position. The marathon runner was arrested for fraud and trying to deceive organisers of the event.

 

Julius Njogu was set to win £4,166 in prize money when race organisers noticed he had not even broken into a sweat. He practically jogged to second place after appearing from nowhere. It was later discovered that he had joined the three athletes leading Kenya’s Nairobi International Marathon to run the last kilometre into Nyayo National Stadium.

 

 

The 28-year-old pleaded his innocence but was frog marched to the track for playing such an expensive prank. Television images showed him arguing with race officials, and even removing his running shoes to show organisers his blistered feet to prove he’d run the entire course.

 

"I'm second. I didn't cheat since I followed the course unless there was another. I have trained for this marathon and I'm disappointed I'm not recognised," He argued.

 

Race director and Athletics Kenya executive member Ibrahim Hussein said he had not seen Njogu anywhere on the race and attacked him for cheating.

 

He said: "He didn't finish second. I followed the leading team from start to finish and I didn't see him. He will not be recognised and I'm so disappointed that one can cheat in this modern age."

 

The marathon, which is the biggest in the country has been plagued by such cases for the past couple of years. In 2013, two athletes claimed to have won the women's race before they were unmasked as cheats.