Thousands of runners battled thick smog at the Beijing Marathon on Sunday, with some donning masks as air pollution soared to 16 times the maximum recommended level. The level of small pollutant particles known as PM2.5 reached more than 400 micrograms per cubic metre. Read the full story here.
This video was originally published on 20 October 2014
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