Beijing half marathon: Top three stripped of medals after investigation - BBC Sport

The top three finishers of the Beijing half marathon are stripped of their medals after an investigation into the controversial result.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersImage caption, He Jie won won the Beijing half marathon in one hour, three minutes and 44 seconds

The top three finishers of the Beijing half marathon have been stripped of their medals following an investigation into the controversial result.

It was alleged that the three African athletes deliberately allowed China's star runner He Jie to win Sunday's race

Footage appeared, external to show Kenya's Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat and Ethiopia's Dejene Hailu pointing to the line and slowing down to wave He past.

Mnangat told the BBC that the trio ran as pacemakers.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/68853295

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