21 runners die in extreme weather during mountain race

21 runners die in extreme weather during mountain race
By LI LEI in Beijing and MA JINGNA in Lanzhou |
China Daily |
Updated: 2021-05-24 06:40
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Soldiers are seen in Saturday midnight during the rescue of marathon participants in Baiyin, Northwest China's Gansu province. [Photo/CCTV News app]
Twenty-one marathoners－some among China's most promising athletes－died in extreme weather during an annual mountain ultramarathon in Baiyin, Gansu province, local authorities said on Sunday.
Another eight were hospitalized for minor injuries, and the rest were rescued safe and sound.
The tragedy came after a round of hail, freezing rain and high winds caught 172 lightly dressed marathon runners off guard on Saturday as they were racing across winding mountainous tracks in the central part of Gansu.

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