▲ 272 ▼ A Chinese man who chain-smoked his way through a marathon was disqualified for smoking on the course (www.businessinsider.com) submitted 2 years ago by roastedDeflator@kbin.social to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 41 comments fedilink hide all child comments A Chinese man was disqualified from the Xiamen Marathon for chain-smoking during the race, violating a new rule against uncivilized behavior.
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago They wanted him to fail so they could bemoan the evils of smoking. When he succeeded the resorted to bureaucracy to rob him of his prize. permalink fedilink source parent