PB to DQ! Chinese fitness influencer exposed after riding a bike during Berlin Marathon
SINGAPORE, Oct 9 — A fitness influencer claimed her personal best marathon performance at the Berlin Marathon on S...
A Chinese fitness influencer, Sun Yuanyuan, known as Abeeeer on social media, has been exposed for cheating at the Berlin Marathon on September 27. Photo evidence emerged showing her riding a bicycle near the finish line, despite claiming to have completed the race on foot. Sun, who has over 500,000 followers on Xiaohongshu, was sponsored by running shoe brand Brookes for the event.
The Berlin Marathon website changed her status to "disqualified" following the discovery. An Instagram page called Official Marathon Time Integrity Unit exposed her actions via an Instagram story, showing her sitting sideways on a bicycle and checking her watch. Sun subsequently apologized for cheating, deleting her previous posts on the race from her Xiaohongshu page.
She claimed her disqualification was unjustified, stating that even if she had felt unwell, it wouldn't excuse breaking the rules. Sun also admitted to being dishonest about her race achievement. Brooks China acknowledged verifying Sun's results but stated they did not conduct a thorough review of the race process. The company apologized and promised to be more cautious in their future partnerships with influencers.
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