A Chinese man has been disqualified from a marathon after he chain-smoked his way through the entire 26-mile race, MailOnline reported.
The news outlet reported that the man, known as “Uncle Chen,” completed the Xiamen Marathon in three hours and 33 minutes but was disqualified for violating the race’s rules against smoking on the course.
MailOnline reported that the runner fell foul of a new rule against uncivilized behavior, which prohibited “open defecation, smoking, or trampling on flower beds or green spaces.”
The Chinese Athletics Association implemented the regulation last year to encourage healthier participation in the race, the report said.
Tear up a flower bed, and smoke the flowers while he shits on its remains?
I feel like there should be an exception where if you accidentally trample some flowers, but then fertilize them, you don’t get disqualified.