Runner wins marathon after the people in front of him go the wrong way

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Getting lost in Venice is half the fun.

Unless you're a group of runners at the 2017 Venice Marathon on Sunday, who found themselves off course midway during the race.

The lead pack of seven athletes followed a motorcycle that took a wrong turn 25 kilometres into the race, according to a report by the IAAF. By the time the pack rejoined the race, they trailed a new lead pack by a minute.

The kerfuffle allowed for Eyob Gebrehiwet, an Eritrean-born Italian runner from a local club, to win the marathon in a time of 2:12:16. He is the first Italian man to win the race since 1995. Read more...

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