The Beijing Half-Marathon organizer voided the win of Chinese runner He Jie and top finishers’ results after video footage showed three runners slow down to allow He to win. Photo: China ...

Organizers of Beijing's half-marathon last weekend have stripped He Jie, China's top long-distance runner, of his gold medal after an investigation concluded that three other runners had purposely ...

HONG KONG — Organizers of the Beijing Half Marathon said they were investigating Monday after video of the race appeared to show three African runners slowing down near the finish line so that a ...

The Beijing Half Marathon organization decided to sanction the four competitors involved in the suspicious end of the race that took place last Sunday and ended with the victory of the Chinese He Jie.

The world's first humans vs. robot half-marathon will take place in Beijing's Daxing district in April. Around 12,000 humans will be racing the 13 miles against humanoid robots from more than 20 ...

The 2024 Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon began on November 10, 2024. The "Tiangong" robot, serving as a "closing rabbit" (a pacer who encourages and motivates runners to keep going), crossed the ...

Last year, Tiangong joined the Beijing Yizhuang Half Marathon, completing a modest 100 meters. While it wasn’t exactly breaking speed records, its ability to finish the course earned it a ...

BEIJING-- Thousands of runners took to the streets of China’s capital on Sunday for the return of the Beijing marathon after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus, even as another death blamed on China’s ...

Tiangong can run at an average speed of 10 km/h, and last year it made headlines by running alongside human competitors at the Yizhuang Half Marathon in Beijing. However, the upcoming race will ...