China bans both smoking and running marathons
In November 2022, Chen Bangxian, a 50-year-old Chinese amateur marathon runner, became famous online for completing a marathon while smoking cigarettes the entire way. Known as “Smoking Big Brother”, he completed the 42km marathon in Jiande city in eastern Zhejiang province in an impressive time of 3 hours 28 minutes. In 2024, this male athlete … Read more