The announced first-place winner and the three men tied for second place behind him in April 14th’s Beijing Half-Marathon have been stripped of their medals and prize money after an investigation showed that three of them had been registered as competing in the race but were actually there to support the “winner.” Chinese runner He Jie crossed the finish line first, with a time of one hour, three minutes and 44 seconds, according to Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post. He was followed immediately thereafter by Dejene Hailu Bikila of Ethiopia and Willy Mnangat and Robert Keter of Kenya. The fo…