Chinese runner He Jie’s first-place victory in the Beijing Half Marathon was revoked after an investigation revealed that three other runners deliberately slowed down to let him win.⁠ ⁠ The investigation confirmed that African runners Willy Mnangat, Robert Keter and Dejene Hailu purposely let He win the race. The African runners were revealed to have been hired by a sponsor as pacesetters. ⁠ ⁠ All four runners were disqualified, stripped of their medals and had to return their prize money. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 🏃Learn more in the full article on our website in our linkinbio ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ 💬Comment “email” to sign up to our daily newsletter.⁠ ⁠ 📰Follow us for the latest Asian News @NextShark⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #news #hejie #beijinghalfmarathon #marathon #riggedrace #pacesetters⁠