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The 'Dirtiest Race in Olympic History' Saw Five Athletes Disqualified

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Published 06:00 14 Nov 2025 GMT

The 'Dirtiest Race in Olympic History' Saw Five Athletes Disqualified

The race at London 2012 will go down in history for all the wrong reasons.

Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare

Featured Image Credit: Getty Images

Topics: Athletics, Olympics

Jack Kenmare
Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is the Senior Journalist for SPORTbible, one of the world’s biggest social publishers. He specialises in long-form feature writing and has an encyclopedic knowledge of Football Manager wonderkids from 2005 to the present day. He has a BA (Hons) in Journalism and News Practice.

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