Runners in Beijing marathon brave thick smog

Runners in Beijing marathon brave thick smog

BEIJING, China - Participants in the annual Beijing International Marathon run in front of Tiananmen Square on Oct. 19, 2014, amid thick smog containing this year's worst level of PM2.5 pollutants.

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