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Marathon runner wins in ‘banned’ footwear

17/04/2007

Oleg Strijakov of Russia has won the Masters “Over 40” Boston Marathon wearing a pair of ‘banned’ Spira running shoes, featuring the company’s WaveSpring technology. Mr Strijakov won the race in 2:28:55. Spira running shoes which feature ‘springs’ are banned from competition under Rule 143 of the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF)...

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