A Chinese man who chain-smoked his way through a marathon was disqualified for smoking on the course

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A Chinese man was disqualified from the Xiamen Marathon for chain-smoking during the race, violating a new rule against uncivilized behavior.

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This happened two years ago, and was a Twitter meme. You may have saw it in 2022

It happened this year on the 7th of January, at least to my understanding:

Chinese marathon runner, 52, is disqualified for CHAIN-SMOKING throughout entire race - which he finished in 3hr 33min || 18 January 2024

Uncle Chen, nicknamed the 'Smoking Brother', managed to complete the Xiamen Marathon in three hours and 33 minutes on January 7 this year.