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Stray Dog Joins 100 Meter Dash, Takes Third Place

Stray Dog Joins 100 Meter Dash, Takes Third Place
(L) A dog similar to the one in this race. (Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) | (R) An empty track. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
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A stray dog entered itself into a college track and field meet to run in the 100 meter dash, crossing the finish line in third place.

Though the dog was taken out of the field after the race, netizens commented that it should have been honored on the podium, according to Chinese online news outlet Passion News.

Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
Daniel Holl is a Sacramento, California-based reporter, specializing in China-related topics. He moved to China alone and stayed there for almost seven years, learning the language and culture. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
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