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Please find below important news about the New York City Marathon.
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Richard Finn/Amie Desautels NYC Marathon Press 212 423-2229/294
NEW YORK CITY MARATHON THIRD PLACE FINISHER
OLIVERA JEVTIC DISQUALIFIED
NEW YORK, Jan. 8 - Olivera Jevtic of Yugoslavia, the third place finisher in
the 2002 New York City Marathon, has been disqualified from the race and
stripped of her prize money due to a positive drug test, it was announced
today by New York Road Runners officials.
Jevtic, 25, was found guilty of a using the banned substance ephedrine by
the Yugoslavian Federation acting in accordance with IAAF rules. The
Federation issued Jevtic a public warning but did not suspend her from any
future competition.
The revised official results for the November 3 race are Kenyan Esther
Kiplagat third, American Marla Runyan fourth, and Margaret Okayo of Kenya
fifth. Runyan's fourth place finish equals the best showing by an American
woman at the five-borough race since Kim Jones in 1996. American Milena
Glusac moved from 10th to ninth place. All prize money will be adjusted
accordingly.
"We are saddened to have to make this announcement for Olivera on what
seems to been an innocent mistake, but heartened by the fact that the
procedures put into place by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and USA Track &
Field are very much working," said race director Allan Steinfeld.
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