A 52-year-old Chinese marathon runner was disqualified for chain-smoking during the race. The Chinese Athletics Association implemented a ban on smoking during marathons last year. "Uncle Chen" has ...

Wu Yanni, who is regarded as “China’s athletics goddess”, plans to take on half marathon once she retires from her ...

Chinese athletics admits 'problems', days on from half-marathon fiasco. Story by AFP • 10mo. T he booming popularity of road running in China has "exposed problems", the country's top athletics ...

Chinese runner He Jie’s victory in Sunday in the Beijing Half Marathon is facing a probe after his win was called into question by Chinese internet users because a trio ... World Athletics, ...

The marathon triumph capped a memorable campaign for the Chinese athletics team, with sprinter Xie Zhenye's victory in the men's 100m arguably the highlight. Clocking 9.97 seconds, ...

The Chinese Athletics Association (CAA) has pledged to strengthen the supervision of its road-running events after video of Sunday’s Beijing half-marathon showed three runners appearing to slow down ...

Chinese runner He Jie, Ethiopian Dejene Hailu Bikila and Kenyans Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat take part in a half-marathon in Beijing, China April 14, 2024. cnsphoto via REUTERS/File Photo ...

Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 400m Semi-Finals - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 07, 2024. Henriette Jaeger of Norway before Semi-Final 1.

The Chinese Athletics Association implemented anti-smoking regulations last year to encourage healthier participation in the race, according to MailOnline. "Uncle Chen," now 52, ...

The Chinese Athletics Association has vowed to strengthen the supervision of its road-running events after video of Sunday's Beijing half-marathon showed three runners appearing to slow down to ...

Pocketing 19 gold, 11 silver and nine bronze medals, the Chinese track and field team once again proved its dominance at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. And with Team China's veteran stars still ...