Peter Guo is an intern on NBC News’s Asia Desk.
HONG KONG — Organizers of the Beijing Half Marathon said they were investigating Monday after video of the race appeared to show three African runners slowing down near the finish line so that a Chinese athlete could win. He Jie, a member of China’s marathon team and a national record holder in the full marathon, had run the entire 13.1-mile race on Sunday with the three African runners. As they approached the finish line, at least one of the runners appeared to wave him ahead.
” “Very common for African pro runners to compete in top provincial races around China — but highly unusual they would let a Chinese runner win so obviously,” he said in a post on X. Some viewers in China were confused by the footage, which was widely shared online. “Three African runners clearly eased up and allowed He Jie to take first place, so what significance does such a first place hold?” one sports blogger posted on Weibo, a popular Chinese social media platform.
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