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Sports
Watch: Cambodian runner does not give up despite heavy rain, last-place position at SEA Games
Cambodian runner Bou Samnang has gone viral, capturing the hearts of those who applauded her determination in finishing the 5,000-meter race...
Michelle De Pacina
China
Woman who completed 8-mile race while pushing baby in stroller inspires netizens
A woman in central China has inspired many Chinese social media users after completing a 13-kilometer (8-mile) marathon while pushing her ba...
Chinese uncle chain-smokes during 26-mile marathon, beats his own record
A 50-year-old Chinese man recently finished a 42-kilometer (approximately 26-mile) marathon in 3.5 hours while smoking cigarettes. The run...
Carl Samson
New York
NYC athlete who raised $65k for Chinatown businesses to hold next charity run for 60-year-old Chinese bakery
Leland Yu, a former chef behind “Run for Chinatown” — a running initiative that has donated around $65,000 to local businesses — in New York...
Asia
Chinese Runner Loses Marathon Being Chased With National Flag at the Finish Line
A pair of volunteers handing out the Chinese flag effectively ruined a runner’s shot at winning a marathon in eastern China on Sunday. He Xi...
Meet the Japanese Teen Who Runs Faster Than Usain Bolt
Like a bolt from the blue, Abdul Hakim Sani Brown has zoomed his way across the finish line and into history books, completing the London IA...
Heather Johnson Yu
Runner Wins Marathon in China After Leading Runners Go the Wrong Way
In an unexpected turn of events, a Chinese Wuxi International Marathon runner in third place became a first-place finisher after the first t...
Khier Casino
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