The 13-mile run on Sunday was won by He Jie, a member of China's marathon team. Footage appears to show three runners slow down to allow him to finish first.
A Beijing half marathon is being investigated after three runners appeared to let a Chinese athlete win. The 13-mile run on Sunday was won by He Jie, a member of China's marathon team and national marathon record holder. But footage appears to show three runners - Dejene Hailu Bikila from Ethiopia, as well as Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat from Kenya - slow down and let He run ahead of them. The 25-year-old runner won the half-marathon in a time of 1:03:44, just one second ahead of the trio.
' The event's organiser, the Beijing Sports Competition Management and International Exchange Centre, said they are investigating the incident. Some Chinese social media users called the race 'embarrassing' or a 'performance'.
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