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At least 60 marathons and cross-country races have been cancelled or postponed in China after 21 runners died when extreme weather hit an ultramarathon last weekend, state media said Thursday. Long-distance running in booming in China but concern is rising over poorly regulated races that have sprung up across the country. A 100-kilometre (60-mile) cross-country mountain race in the northwestern province of Gansu turned deadly on Saturday as.
More than 60 marathon and cross-country running races have been canceled or postponed across China amid rising safety concerns after inclement weather killed 21 participants during an ultramarathon race in the northwestern Gansu Province over the weekend.
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