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

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

In an odd finish, he was the first to cross the line, appearing to have been given special permission to win by Ethiopian Dejene Hailu, Robert Keter, and Willy Mnangat of Kenya.

China's state broadcaster CCTV also reported that all four had been "punished".

He Jie won the Beijing half marathon held last Sunday in a time of 1:03:44, a second ahead of Ethiopian Dejene Hailu Bikila, and Kenyans Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat, who tied for second place.

The race results of the three East African men who “actively slowed down” to let the Chinese runner win were all canceled.

And there is a lot of money to be made in throwing away political races.

Police warned that the area is prone to mudslides cautioning residents to move to safer grounds

Heres how mind bogglingly fast the worlds greatest runners can run 3.1 miles.

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