Two Kenyan and one Ethiopian runners let the Chinese overtake them in Beijing half marathon. Video purportedly shows Kenyans Robert Kater and Willy Mangat slowing their run.
Kenyan Mangat said four runners were signed to help He Jia break the Chinese half marathon record of 1 hour 2 minutes 33 seconds. Jia missed the record by just one second, with a time of 1:03:44. Three other runners finished in a tie for second in the half marathon held in Beijing on Sunday.. On the Chinese social network website Weibo, many surfers responded to the race, and one of the responses, "There is no doubt that this is the most embarrassing win in Jia's career," received more than 1,000 likes. The World Athletics Federation said in response: "We are aware of the footage circulating online from the half Marathon in Beijing this weekend and understand that an investigation is currently being carried out by the relevant local authorities" The investigation is ongoing, so while the investigation isongoing, we cannot comment further.