Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-14444928-20160530094648/@comment-679780-20160530131319

Perhaps just an over sight, that or to make the characters look more "equal" for the Olympic games which is about fairplay and sport.

Keep in mind MArio can keep up with the fastest hedgehog ever in the Olympics footrace.

Maybe it's a moustache thing given Classic Eggman can outrun Classic Sonic.