China Jails Organizers of Deadly 2021 Ultramarathon

What’s new: Seven people have been handed jail time for their involvement in organizing the 2021 ultramarathon race that left 21 runners dead in Baiyin, Northwest China’s Gansu province, state media reported.

Ding Keya, former director of the management committee of the scenic area where the race took place, was sentenced to four years and 10 months for dereliction of duty and accepting bribes, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Friday, quoting a verdict from a district court in Lanzhou, Gansu.