Australian athlete apologizes for racing with diarrhea, forfeits the Beijing competition she won
Australian Joanna Wietrzyk, who started a global uproar after soiling herself and leaking feces at the popular indoor fitness competition, has apologized for continuing to race and forfeited her win.
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