Sara-Elise Ruokonen ran for medals at the Deaflympics event.
Sara-Elise Ruokonen was in the thick of it. Jari Malkamäki / schul
Sara-Elise Ruokonen has won 10,000 meters silver at the Deaflympics event in Tokyo.
Ruokonen finished fourth, but his ranking improved to medals when there was a massive mass rejection after the race.
As many as eight competitors were disqualified due to illegal “jump shoes”. Among them were the Chinese Yang Chunhua and Ma Yuewho had scored a double win.
SKUL’s bulletin according to the Chinese, doubts arose about the shoes of the Chinese as soon as they reached the finish line. The Finnish team considered making a protest, but was spared the trouble when the competition jury started an investigation on its own initiative.
In the end, Mexico won the race Lourdes Ponce Juarezwhich originally placed third. Bronze went to Kenya Serah Kimani.