Lance Armstrong's results in the New York City Marathon will likely be expunged, once organizers are sure any appeals of the disgraced cyclist's lifetime ban are complete.
"We anticipate that his results will come out of our records, but will wait for the appeals process to be completed before officially acting," the New York Road Runners said in a statement.
The event, sanctioned by national and international governing bodies for its sport, will honour the ban first imposed by the US Anti-Doping Agency and confirmed on Monday by the sport's global governing body the International Cycling Union (UCI).
Armstrong's punishment for his role at the heart of what USADA called the biggest doping programme in sports history includes a lifetime ban and a loss of all results since August 1998.
That most famously includes his seven Tour de France titles, but now will apparently also include an 868th-place finish in 2hrs 59min 36sec at the 2006 New York City Marathon -- his first, as well as his result of 2007 when he finished in 2:46:43.
"We will stick to the rules and support USADA," the NYRR said. "Cycling said that Lance doesn't have a place in cycling and unfortunately he will not have a place in running."
Organizers said Armstrong's Livestrong cancer charity will "continue to be part of the marathon, and we will always remember the support and encouragement Lance gave to Grete Waitz through her courageous five year fight against this hideous illness."
Norwegian marathon legend Waitz, who died at the age of 57 last year, won nine New York marathons between 1978 and 1988.
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