Organizer of Ultramarathon in China Fails to Protect Runners in Extreme Weather; 21 Die

Organizer of Ultramarathon in China Fails to Protect Runners in Extreme Weather; 21 Die
Chinese runner Jing Liang competes during the 170 kilometres Mont Blanc Ultra Trail (UTMB) race around Mont-Blanc, crossing France, Italy and Swiss, in Chamonix, France on Aug. 30, 2019. Jean-Pierre Clatot/AFP via Getty Images
Nicole Hao
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Twenty-one ultramarathon runners, including China’s marathon champions, died at the Gansu cross-country mountain race as a result of extreme weather, the Chinese communist regime announced on May 23.

Liang Jing, 31, China’s ultramarathon record holder; Huang Guanjun, 34, winner of the men’s marathon for hearing-impaired runners at China’s 2019 National Paralympic Games; and top ultramarathon runners Huang Yinbin and Cao Pengfei were among the victims.

Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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