Apr 16, 2024 · A Kenyan runner who appeared to allow a Chinese opponent win the Beijing half marathon says he was a pacesetter who was trying to help the local athlete break a record.

Apr 19, 2024 · The organisers of last weekend’s Beijing Half Marathon have stripped winner He Jie and three other athletes of their medals and prize money following the race’s controversial ending.

Apr 15, 2024 · Beijing half marathon organisers said they were investigating after footage appeared to show three African runners deliberately allowing China's He Jie to win.

Apr 19, 2024 · The top three in Sunday’s Beijing half marathon have been stripped of their medals, organisers said, following an investigation into the finish that saw China’s He Jie controversially win.

Apr 16, 2024 · Organizers are investigating the results of the Beijing Half Marathon, after three runners from Kenya and Ethiopia appeared to wave a Chinese competitor past them before the finish.

Apr 19, 2024 · He Jie won the Beijing half marathon held last Sunday in a time of 1:03:44, a second ahead of Ethiopian Dejene Hailu Bikila, and Kenyans Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat, who tied for …

In 2023, he won the gold medal in the men's marathon at the postponed Asian Games. [3] He is the current Chinese record holder in the marathon with a time of 2:06:57 set in Wuxi on 24 March 2024.