21 runners dead after 'disastrous weather' hits ultra-marathon in China
Among the dead in Gansu province were elite Chinese long-distance runners, local media reported.
By AFP
Sunday 23 May 2021, 9:54 AM
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Rescuers search for missing people on the race route at Yellow River Stone Forest in Baiyin City, China.
Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images
Rescuers search for missing people on the race route at Yellow River Stone Forest in Baiyin City, China.
Image: Xinhua News Agency/PA Images
TWENTY-ONE PEOPLE were killed after hail, freezing rain and high winds hit runners taking part in a 100-kilometre cross-country mountain race in China, state media said today.