21 runners die as extreme weather hits China marathon
By AFP
May 24, 2021
Beijing: Twenty-one people were killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in a cross-country mountain race in China, state media said on Sunday. The extreme weather struck a high-altitude section of the 100-kilometre race held in the scenic Yellow River Stone Forest in northwestern Gansu province Saturday afternoon. Among the dead were elite Chinese long-distance runners, local media reported.
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