A case of impersonation via “bib switch” has led to the banning of three runners who took part in the Athletics Federation of India-approved Apollo Tyres New Delhi Marathon held here last month. The allegation of cheating has been made against a sports quota railway employee who purportedly ran for the wife of a railway doctor and another participant. The organisers of the February 23 event, NEB Sports, in a communication accessed by The Indian Express, said that “running for someone else amounts to cheating” and the “race management team has taken strict action against them,” banning them for two years. It said that they would make this decision public by “posting on social media, to bring down such cases in the future”. Story continues below this ad When contacted, Nagaraj Adiga, CMD of NEB Sports and the race director, told The Indian Express, “There were incidents of cheating during the Apollo New Delhi Marathon (in the non-elite categories). We have suspended the three athletes involved. We will be submitting our report to the Athletics …