In response to the outcry, New York Road Runners, the organization that runs the marathon and other races in the city—not only disqualified Choi’s impressive time from the official results but also hit the influencer with a lifetime ban. One of his sponsors, a training app called Runna, cut ties as well.

Matt Choi, who ran the course in under three hours, was followed by two cameramen on electric bikes, who were said to have obstructed other runners.

Austin influencer Matthew Choi has been disqualified and banned from competing in the New York City Marathon over filming his race with electric bikes.

The running influencer was disqualified and banned from participating in future races after he ran alongside e-bike riders who recorded him

A social media influencer from Texas was disqualified from last weekend's New York City Marathon and banned from future competitions after running the race with a camera crew on e-bikes in tow

Running influencer Matthew Choi documented his latest marathon with a video of him running through the streets of New York City, chasing a finish time of just under three hours. What the video didn’t show—two people on electronic bikes riding alongside him to gather footage—ultimately led to his disqualification from the New York City Marathon,

A running influencer from Texas has been disqualified from the New York City Marathon and banned from future New York City running events after he ran part of the course with people on e-bikes filming him.

More than 55,000 runners competed in the New York City Marathon this year, but one of them ended up banned from the event for the rest of his life thanks