CNN —An ultramarathon runner has been banned for 12 months after using a car during part of a 50-mile race, UK Athletics (UKA) announced.
Joasia Zakrzewski was competing in the GB Ultras Manchester to Liverpool race in northwest England on April 7 when she accepted a ride in a friend’s car and ended up placing third.
The panel ruled that Zakrzewski would be banned from competing in any event that falls under UK Athletics jurisdiction, or from representing Great Britain, for 12 months.
“I would never purposefully cheat and this was not a target race, but I don’t want to make excuses,” she said.
Zakrzewski, a doctor who has competed internationally for Scotland and Great Britain, is able to appeal the decision.
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