NYC marathon runner who high-fived Ariana Grande in viral video is faker who stole French exec’s race number

Source: New York Post

This is a step too far. A wannabe influencer who went viral for high-fiving Ariana Grande at the New York City Marathon had snuck into the race by stealing the identity of a high-level executive from France. Mike Clarke, an online personality, has been banned from next year’s race after he made a fake version of banking boss Nicolas Bourot’s No.