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LA Marathon criticised after medals given to runners who stopped at mile 18
Original: "A marathon is 26.2 miles": Internet divided after LA Marathon gave medals to runners who stopped at mile 18
The Los Angeles Marathon is facing backlash after awarding finisher medals to participants who stopped around mile 18, well short of the full 26.2-mile course. Organisers reportedly handed out medals to runners who could not complete the race, prompting criticism that it diminishes the achievement of those who ran the entire distance. Others defended the decision as a gesture of compassion for exhausted participants. The debate has split opinion online over what completing a marathon should mean.
Why now: People are debating whether participants who did not finish the full marathon distance deserved finisher medals.
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