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Nike-sponsored Melbourne Marathon Festival apologises after sharing photo of winner with Asics logo edited out - ABC News

/The Melbourne Marathon Festival has apologised after an image of a winning athlete posted to its Instagram page was apparently edited to obscure the logo of a competitor of its naming-rights sponsor.

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October 16, 2024

A composite image of Leanne Pompeani, with the iamge on the left showing an Asics logo and the logo removed on the right.Nike-sponsored Melbourne Marathon apologises after sharing photo of winner with Asics logo edited outThe Melbourne Marathon Festival has apologised after an image of a winning athlete posted to its Instagram page was apparently edited to obscure the logo of a competitor of its naming-rights sponsor. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-16/melbourne-marathon-nike-asics-logo-edit/104475162

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