DURBAN - 25 athletes have been disqualified from this Sunday's 96th Comrades Marathon.
The athletes in question were found to have supplied false qualifying information.
They will also be suspended from entering the 2024 and 2025 editions of the race.
According to the Comrades Marathon Association statement, the 25 entrants are members of at least 19 various clubs.
The CMA has also notified the respective athletes and their running clubs' management of the disqualifications.