Kenyan says he let China’s He Jie win Beijing Half Marathon ‘because he is my friend’

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Kenyan runner Willy Mnangat has said he let China’s He Jie win the Beijing Half Marathon, explaining he did it “because he is my friend”. The end of the 21km (13-mile) race on April 14, 2024, caused uproar online as suspicions were aroused about the leading runners, all from Africa, appearing to let He overtake them.