Ming Pao reporter Xu Jiaming from Chengdu reports directly
Huang Yinjun was originally scheduled to compete in the men’s half marathon with Lin Yingzhang and Zhuang Siyang in the World Universiade. The results of the three will also be combined for the team competition. Decided to rent a hotel, but did not stay in the athletes village with the group, the reason is “I just want to go to the competition with the best conditions and the best rest”. In the end, he claimed that he was disqualified because he did not live in the contestants’ village. At the request of the team leader, he wrote down the confirmation letter to withdraw from the Hong Kong delegation before he could leave, so he stated that he returned to Hong Kong for personal reasons.
Mai Meizhu and administrative secretary Hou Yaozhong clarified during an interview in Chengdu at night that Huang Yinjun had already been informed that if he did not abide by the delegation rules, he would be disqualified, but the other party did not enter the village at 10 o’clock the night before the competition. As for the delegation’s request for Huang Yinjun to sign the document that day, it was because the other party insisted on leaving the team early in the afternoon and refused to return to Hong Kong with the track and field team: “We did not ask him to leave the team, but instead asked him to stay low and talk to him in detail after the team leader finished the race. He said that he has booked a flight at 1:00 pm, but the tickets we booked for him were to return to Hong Kong with the track and field team, so we asked him to sign a document indicating that he would leave the team early, otherwise unfortunately, there will be accidents, and the delegation will also be responsible “.
Mai Meizhu emphasized that no one in the delegation said that “the high-level executives don’t care if you run or not”. She also said that the delegation hopes that athletes will have the opportunity to compete on the international stage to gain experience and grow. Administrative Secretary Hou Yaozhong added that requiring athletes to live in the village is not to restrict freedom, but to consider personal safety and food safety.
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2023-08-07 15:05:10
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