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In one of the deadliest incidents in Chinese sporting history, at least 21 competitors in a 100km mountain ultramarathon died after being caught in freezing weather, state media reported on May 23, 2021. The runners in the May 22 event set off in the morning from the Yellow River Stone Forest Park in Baiyin, Gansu province with no extreme weather forecast on the day, according to a survivor. But the storm set in at about 1pm as competitors climbed to a height of about 2,000 metres (6,500 feet) above sea level, state news agency Xinhua quoted organisers as saying. Among the victims were Liang Jing and Huang Guanjun, two of the country’s best long-distance runners.


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