NEW DELHI (AFP) : A marathon ended in farce in India after the pilot car overshot a turn, forcing the top three runners to take a long detour before abandoning the race – and taking a bus to the finish line.
The leaders, who missed the U-turn at the 16 kilometre-mark, ran four extra kilometres before officials finally stopped them and told them they had taken the wrong route, a newspaper reported yesterday.
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