21 runners die in freezing weather during ultramarathon in northwestern China | South China Morning Post

In one of the deadliest incidents in Chinese sporting history, at least 21 competitors in a 100km mountain ultramarathon died after being caught in freezing weather, state media reported on May 23, 2021. The runners in the May 22 event set off in the morning from the Yellow River Stone Forest Park in Baiyin, Gansu p…

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