Iván Zarco Alvarez broke the Honduran national record—only it wasn’t him who ran.
,” which are spots given to athletes in smaller countries to encourage sports development. Zarco was born in Spain but switched nationalities to represent Honduras in early 2020.
According to the AIU, “Mr. Zarco had a chance of participating in the Tokyo Olympic Games with Honduras if he obtained a good time in Dresden.” The Honduran athletics federation applied for a spot in the Games after the record-breaking race, which was initially denied due to the outstanding bib swap allegations, but then reversed when Zarco appealed the decision.
Both athletes’ suspensions are only six months, as opposed to a year, since they eventually admitted to their wrongdoing. They will be eligible for competition again on August 8, 2023.Theo Kahler is the newsletters editor for Runner’s World, Bicycling, and Popular Mechanics. He’s a former all-conference collegiate runner who’s based in Easton, PA.
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