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A woman was booted off a triathlon after baring her BOOBS during the gruelling challenge.

Mary Curran, 49, was disqualified from the swim, cycle and run last weekend as she changed from her wetsuit to her running gear.

When she got out of her gear, she had nothing underneath, bearing her breasts to the other athletes who were changing.

And she wasn’t the only one: men changing from the 750m swim into cycling/running gear were letting it all hang out.

Musician Mary said her chest was only on show for a maximum of 15 seconds – but it was enough for a marshal to wander over and flash a red card.

The devastated mum-of-two said she was shocked to be disqualified from the Westport, Co Mayo tournament, even though she completed all three events within the allotted times.

She told Joe Duffy on Liveline: “Well it’s something disappointing and shocking.

“Firstly, I would like to say that the Westport Mini Triathlon is a fantastic event. The organisers are superb and everyone is in great form down there.

“Unfortunately I was disqualified because my chest was visible.

“I was changing from swimming outfit into my running gear and I was kicked out for that.

“I was trying to get changed because the sea is very cold it was very difficult.

“I survived the swim and got out, took my wetsuit off, had my bathing suit off down to my waist, trying to dry myself.

“At that point one of the marshals took out a red card and told me I was out.

“I was disqualified because of nudity, he told me.”

But Ms Curran said that she wasn’t flaunting her body in a gratuitous way, rather she was trying to get changed fast.

She added: “ I have to explain, after the swim your hands are numb.

“It wasn’t a pre-planned way.

“It’s just you want to get changed as quickly as possible to get on with the event.”

And Mary said she was shocked she was the only one to be booted out even though there were men letting it all hang out.

She added: “I did see some male torsos and chest and one man’s backside but he wasn’t disqualified.

“The inequality seems ridiculous.”

Ms Curran, who is a musician by trade, said she was doing the gruelling challenge to set an example for her two daughters as well as giving herself a boost as she hits her 50th birthday later this week.

But last night, racing chiefs defended their decision, claiming that rules had been breached.

A spokesman for the Triathlon Ireland said: “According to Appendix K, point 33 of the rules, an athlete can be disqualified for nudity or indecent exposure.

“The same rules apply to everyone to make sure the race is fair and safe for everyone.”