Update on 6/21/18 - The homeless guy who picked up a London Marathon bib 300 meters from the finish and ran across the finish line has been jailed.It should be pointed out he also had 3 theft charges against him but the London race director testified at his trial. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/21/man-jailed-someone-elses-london-marathon-number-stanislaw-skupian Here are our previous posts.
https://metro.co.uk/2018/06/15/homeless-man-stole-runners-number-finish-london-marathon-admits-fraud-7634541/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/15/london-marathon-impostor-pleads-guilty-fraud-cheat-stanislaw-skupiannewspaper's wrote:
Stanislaw Skupian was pictured at the end of the 26.2-mile race celebrating with a medal after picking up Jake Halliday’s race identifier near the finish line.
The charge, detailed in court papers, states Skupian used a “stolen race identifier for the London Marathon” and crossed the finish line.
It says he intended to make a gain for himself, “namely a finisher’s medal and other items associated with completing the London Marathon”.