ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv fˈæstɚ ɹˈʌnɚz, lˈɛd baɪ ˈeɪmɑːs tˈɪɹɑːp mˈæɾuːi, wɜː dɪskwˈɑːlᵻfˌaɪd ˈæftɚɹ ɐ ɹˈaʊt ˈɛɹɚ kˈɔːzd ðˌɛm tə kˈʌt fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈɛm ˈɔf ðə tɹˈuː mˈæɹəθˌɑːn dˈɪstəns.
A number of faster runners, led by Amos Tirop Matui, were disqualified after a route error caused them to cut 400 m off the true marathon distance.