{"id":2240224,"date":"2024-05-08T15:04:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T19:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marathon-winner-disqualified-after-hes-caught-receiving-unauthorized-assistance\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T15:06:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T19:06:51","slug":"marathon-winner-disqualified-after-hes-caught-receiving-unauthorized-assistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marathon-winner-disqualified-after-hes-caught-receiving-unauthorized-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Marathon Champion Disqualified for Unauthorized Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">12<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarathon-winner-disqualified-after-hes-caught-receiving-unauthorized-assistance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2240224&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A competitive runner from Fountain Valley,\u200d California, Esteban Prado, was disqualified from winning the Hoag Orange County Marathon for receiving unauthorized assistance during the race. \u2063Prado, 24, accepted \u2063water from his father, breaching the\u200b event&#8217;s regulations. The disqualification meant Jason Yang of San Pedro was declared the winner. Prado acknowledged \u2062his ignorance of the rule and has \u200bno intention of\u200c contesting the\u2063 decision.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports\/\">  Sports <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/anazarian\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/anazarian\/%20\"><span>Adelle Nazarian<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 8, 2024 at 10:36am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A competitive runner from Fountain Valley, California, was stripped of his title as the men\u2019s winner of Saturday\u2019s Hoag Orange County Marathon in California after he was found to have violated the race\u2019s rules.<\/p>\n<p>Esteban Prado, 24, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/chinese-half-marathon-winner-stripped-medal-video-shows-suspicious-finish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disqualified<\/a> after he accepted water from a his dad during <a href=\"https:\/\/ocmarathon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the race<\/a>, in what has been reported as a breach of the event\u2019s regulations, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/oc-marathon-mens-winner-disqualified-for-taking-water-from-family-during-race-esteban-prado\/14775839\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KABC-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know I won,\u201d Prado said.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Esteban Prado, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-vulnerable-house-democrats-hope-state-parties-can-help-with-messaging\/\" title=\"Report: Vulnerable House Democrats Hope State Parties Can Help With Messaging\">spent months training<\/a> for the marathon and won it, received water from a spectator. And that\u2019s a no-no. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a3rglm81wH\">https:\/\/t.co\/a3rglm81wH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCNewYork\/status\/1787843467466436616?\">May 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the rules, marathon participants are only permitted to hydrate at official water stations.<\/p>\n<p>OC Marathon\u2019s Race Director Gary Kutschar explained that they were \u201cforced to disqualify a participant\u201d after it was verified that the runner received \u201cunauthorized assistance from an individual on a bicycle, in violation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatf.org\/governance\/rule-books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Track &#038; Field rules<\/a> and our race regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe take these rules seriously to ensure fairness and the integrity of our event for all competitors,\u201d Kutschar concluded.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Was disqualifying Esteban Prado fair?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Prado had reportedly trained for approximately four months for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trans-winner-womens-half-marathon-takes-pleasure-rubbing-competitors-faces-dominant-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">marathon<\/a> and finished, with a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, and 54 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbout like a three- to four-month period of just 100-mile week trainings,\u201d Prado said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/sports\/runner-disqualified-winner-oc-marathon-water\/3405692\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KNBC<\/a>. \u201cJust kind of balancing that with work, and also just including that in the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was informed of his disqualification via a call from the race director on Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A father sees that his son is thirsty. So he hands a bottle of water to his offspring, who takes a slug.<\/p>\n<p>Is that wrong?<\/p>\n<p>Well, yes, it\u2019s a rules violation during a marathon, and it resulted in Esteban Prado being disqualified as the O.C. Marathon winner.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9p3OJxgGA9\">https:\/\/t.co\/9p3OJxgGA9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/58N07pwiP3\">pic.twitter.com\/58N07pwiP3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Carrillo Pe\u00f1aloza (@ByDCP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByDCP\/status\/1787876444133335314?\">May 7, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prado did acknowledge his ignorance of the specific rule against receiving water from spectators, and following his disqualification, Jason Yang of San Pedro was declared the winner with a running time of 2 hours, 25 minutes, 11 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Prado told KABC that he has no interest in contesting the decision, emphasizing that the victory held no tangible benefit for him: \u201cI don\u2019t want to argue over something that\u2019s 15 minutes away from you. You get no money or anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also stated his belief that Yang had ratted him out to the race\u2019s administrators, telling KABC, \u201cThe only person that could see me within range was second place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then took a direct shot at Yang: \u201cYou know, if he wanted that congratulations for that first place, if he really felt like he needed it, it\u2019s just for him at the end of the day.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">California marathon winner Esteban Prado disqualified for accepting cup of water from his dad during race: \u2018I know I won\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3CfmG6lMoO\">https:\/\/t.co\/3CfmG6lMoO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f5W4xgcB6L\">pic.twitter.com\/f5W4xgcB6L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1788066867879252218?\">May 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Unfortunately, this disqualification means Prado cannot use his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/26-year-old-rising-culinary-star-collapses-dies-running-nashville-marathon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">finishing time<\/a> to qualify for future races, though he plans to compete again in the fall.<\/p>\n<p>This time, he will be adhering to all regulations.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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She is also an entrepreneur who has founded and served as CEO of several organizations. She enjoys traveling, is constantly learning and is inquisitive by nature. Adelle speaks English, Persian (Farsi), French and Mandarin Chinese. Follow Adelle Nazarian on X @AdelleNaz.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Adelle Nazarian has over 15 years of experience in journalism, geopolitics, and the media world. She is also an entrepreneur who has founded and served as CEO of several organizations. She enjoys traveling, is constantly learning and is inquisitive by nature. Adelle speaks English, Persian (Farsi), French and Mandarin Chinese. Follow Adelle Nazarian on X @AdelleNaz. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Esteban Prado, a competitive runner from Fountain Valley, California, lost his title as the men\u2019s winner of the Hoag Orange County Marathon for breaking race rules. 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