Rinas Akhmadeyev, winner of the Moscow Marathon鈥檚 10K race, was stopped by police听1,600听feet short of the finish line on Sunday, according to .
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After 20 seconds, the officer let Akhmadeyev continue, and he won the race in 29 minutes 45 seconds, about 20 seconds slower than his time last year.