Ruling Made Regarding Protest Filed at AJC Peachtree Road Race

Tadese Tola DQ'ed For Elbowing In Final Stretch

Peachtree Press Release

Atlanta, July 5, 2009 - After further review of an unsportsmanlike conduct protest filed after the AJC Peachtree Road Race regarding men’s fourth place finisher, Tadese Tola, the Atlanta Track Club has made the decision to disqualify Tola.  Fifth place finisher Boaz Cheboiywo filed the protest after being elbowed by Tola in the final 30 meters of the race.  Below are the official results for the open men’s division of the AJC Peachtree Road Race.

Open Men

Place   Name                                       Age      Unofficial Time                        Country           

1          SAMMY KITWARA                    22                   27:22                KEN                 $15,000            

2          RIDOUANE HARROUFI              27                   28:02                MAR                 $7,500

3          GASHU IBRAHIM JEILAN          19                    28:02                ETH                  $3,000

4          BOAZ CHEBOIYWO                  30                    28:05                KEN                 $2,500

5          TESFAYE BEKELE                   25                    28:08                ETH                  $2,000

6          ABDI ABDIRAHMAN                  32                    28:11                USA                 $1,500

7          ROBERT LETTING                     24                    28:14                KEN                 $1,000 

8          ANTHONY FAMIGLIETTI            30                     28:15                USA                 $800

9          JAMES CARNEY                       31                     28:19                USA                 $700

10         DANIEL KIPKOECH                   22                     28:38                KEN                 $600

11         IAN BURRELL                           24                     28:42                USA                 $500

12         ERNEST KEBENEI                    24                     28:42                KEN                 $400

13         STEPHEN CHEMLANY              26                     28:43                KEN                 $300

14         PATRICK SMYTH                      22                     28:49                USA                 $250

15         ED M MORAN                           28                     28:50                USA                 $200