Beijing Half Marathon investigation: Allegations pacemakers let Chinese runner win

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On Monday, the organizers of the Beijing Half Marathon announced that they are investigating the allegations that three African runners deliberately let China’s He Jie win. While it could be construed that the three Africans were pacemakers, which is common practice, they appeared to collaborate to let the Chinese runner win. There is video footage […]

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