OC Marathon Men’s Winner Disqualified

MyNewsLA.com— Esteban Prado of Fountain Valley was disqualified as the men’s winner of Sunday’s 20th OC Marathon for taking fluids from a spectator. Runners can only get water from official hydration stations. Jason Yang of San Pedro was declared the winner in 2 hours, 25 minutes, 11 seconds. In her first marathon, Gabriella Smith of Lynchburg, […]

ABC7 Los Angeles—OC Marathon men's winner disqualified for taking water from family during race. A 24-year-old from Fountain Valley was disqualified as the men's winner of Sunday's OC Marathon for taking water from a family member during the race.

dailym.ai—OC Marathon winner is disqualified for a very bizarre reason: 'We take these rules seriously'. Esteban Prado was disqualified after taking water from his dad during the race. Runners can only get water from the hydration stations along the route. Jason Yang took home his third marathon title after Prado was disqualified

SFGate—California marathon winner disqualified because his dad gave him water. Apparently, marathons are the one time parents need to be careful about encouraging their children to hydrate. Unfortunately, no one told would-be marathon winner Esteban Prado or his father. Prado finished first at the Hoag OC marathon in Southern California last Saturday but was disqualified because he accepted water from his father along the racecourse. “During yesterday's Hoag OC Marathon, we were forced to disqualify a participant after it was confirmed they received unauthorized...