The Pigeon Express
China has suspended all ultra marathon and long-distance races after 21 runners died when extreme weather struck a race last month. High winds and freezing rain hit participants in a 100km ultramarathon in Gansu province. The race was halted when some of the 172 runners went missing, and a rescue operation was launched. Now China […]
At least 20 people have died in north-western China as extreme weather struck a cross-country mountain race. On Saturday hail, freezing rain and high winds hit participants in the 100km race in the Yellow River Stone Forest, a tourist site in Gansu province, state-run media reported. “Abrupt, extreme weather” hit a high-altitude section of the […]