Marial competed under the Olympic flag at London 2012 games because South Sudan had no recognized national Olympic committee.

2012年伦敦奥运会上，由于南苏丹当时没有得到承认的全国奥委会，马里亚只得在奥林匹克旗帜下角逐。

Marial a marathon runner said the federation announced his suspension when he refused to hand over a training scholarship he had been awarded by the internaional Olympic committee.

马拉松运动员马里亚称由于自己拒绝上交国际奥委会办法的培训奖学金而被该联合国宣布暂停其资格。