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JAAF Strips Moroccan Dazza of 2019 Fukuoka Title - Fujimoto Elevated to Winner


The JAAF has announced that Moroccan El Mahjoub Dazza has been stripped of his victory at the 73rd Fukuoka International Marathon on Dec. 1, 2019. A short time later Dazza was found to have violated anti-doping regulations, and the Athletics Integrity Unit suspended him for four years. Following a rejection of his appeal by the Court of Arbitration for Sport last week, all of Dazza's results after May 4, 2019, including his Fukuoka win, were disqualified.

For that reason, all athletes who finished 2nd and lower in the race will be elevated one position, making runner-up Taku Fujimoto (Toyota) the winner and giving the Toyota corporate team and head coach Toshinobu Sato two-straight Fukuoka victories, following teammate Yuma Hattori's 2018 win.

The Fukuoka International Marathon is known worldwide as one of the most prestigious traditional races and last year was selected as the recipient of World Athletics' Heritage Plaque. Nevertheless, in March this year the JAAF announced that this year's 75th running on Dec. 5 will be its final edition.

Translator's note: Congratulations to Fujimoto and Sato, yet another Japanese athlete and coach kept out of the spotlight by scam artists and the scam artists who enable them.

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translated and edited by Brett Larner

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Metts said…
Just like the possibility in the future of an international vaccination passport, how about for those who are not part of the Japanese pro system, some kind of passport that assures a foreign participant is drug free?
May 12, 2021 at 10:28 AM
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