Published 19 days ago

Beijing half marathon under investigation after three runners appear to allow Chinese man to win

Three runners in a Beijing half marathon are being investigated for seemingly allowing a Chinese athlete to win.
The trio of runners, including individuals from Ethiopia and Kenya, reportedly slowed down to let the Chinese athlete cross the finish line first.
The event organizer and World Athletics are looking into the incident captured on footage during the marathon.

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BBC News

Controversial half marathon result being investigated

Organisers of the Beijing half marathon will investigate allegations that three African athletes deliberately allowed China's star runner He Jie to win Sunday's race.

19 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Beijing half marathon hit by controversy as China’s He Jie allowed to win

Investigation launched after trio appear to let He cross line firstKenya’s Willy Mnangat says they were all hired as pacemakers Organisers of the Beijing half marathon are investigating the men’s race after two Kenyans and one Ethiopian runner appeared to deliberately allow China’s He Jie to win.Footage of the final few hundred metres of the race seemingly shows Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat of Kenya and Ethiopia’s Dejene Hailu Bikila slow down…

18 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Beijing half marathon probes ‘embarrassing’ win by Chinese runner

Beijing half marathon organisers said Monday they were investigating after footage shared widely online appeared to show three African runners deliberately allowing China’s He Jie to win.

19 days ago·India

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CTV News

Beijing half-marathon under investigation after runners allegedly slow down to let Chinese athlete win

Beijing authorities are investigating Sunday's Beijing's half-marathon after footage shared online showed three African runners appearing to slow down near the finish line to allow China's He Jie to overtake them and win.

19 days ago·Canada

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The Independent

Beijing half marathon to be investigated after controversial finish

Chinese runner He Jie won the half marathon in controversial fashion

19 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

African athletes step aside so Chinese runner could win Beijing half-marathon

Allegations that three African runners deliberately slowed down to allow Chinese athlete He Jie win the Beijing half-marathon are being investigated by the event's organisers. Footage from the race shows He running behind three other athletes before they appear to let him go past.

19 days ago·United Kingdom

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