BERLIN (AP) — A German marathon runner who was criticized for holding hands with her twin sister as they crossed the Rio Olympics finish line — far behind the leaders — celebrated a belated victory in her home country Thursday.
Organizers declared Anna Hahner the winner of the Hannover marathon after Kenya's Edinah Jerotich Kwambai was penalized for using an excessive dose of asthma medication and stripped of her first place in the April event.
"It's a special coincidence that the news comes now. In the week after the Olympic marathon," Hahner said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press.