The starting ceremony of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Section Half Marathon was attended by officials from Hong Kong and China, and was also widely reported by mainland media. However, there were many errors and omissions in the competition that dissatisfied the participants and attracted the attention of local media.
“Sohu” summarized the problems of the competition with the title “Queue for an hour to go to the toilet”. The incident that attracted the most attention from the mainland media was the incident of “not allowing the Chinese champion to cross the line and take back the finishing line.”
Xie Dongsheng’s photo album (Crossing the line short film)
“Don’t let Chinese players cross the line”
At 1:07:32 of the race, Chinese player Xie Dongsheng sprinted with all his strength in the last section, but when he crossed the finish line, the staff hurriedly put away the finishing tape. Half a minute later, Japanese player Yosho Hayashida crossed the finish line, but the staff pulled up the finishing tape in time to allow Yosho Hayashida to rush over. Afterwards, Ugandan player Sarah Chelangat finished the race, but the staff failed to pull up the finishing tape in time, allowing the first woman in the challenge group to cross the line.
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What makes mainland netizens most angry is that after “Chinese players were not allowed to cross the line,” Japanese players were able to have a taste of crossing the line. This contrast made netizens very emotional. For example, someone left a message, “Such an operation is a humiliation to the Chinese people,” and “Just shoot (the relevant person) directly, otherwise the traitors will not be afraid.” It refers to relevant individuals who have intensified the conflicts between China and Hong Kong and affected national unity.
The reason why the crossing tape “pops out and pops back in”
《NetEase” quoted a “person familiar with the game” to explain the cause of the staff error. The person pointed out that the “Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Section Half Marathon” was also held at the same time as the “East Asia Half Marathon Championship”. At that time, some staff members focused on Sarah Chelangat, the first female competitor in the challenge group who was about to cross the line, and ignored the “East Asia Half Marathon Championships”. When I saw Xie Dongsheng, the first runner in the “East Asia Half Marathon Championship”, I saw that he was a male and thought he was just an ordinary participant in the half marathon challenge group, so I immediately put away the finish line. When the mistake was discovered, the staff was already in a mess and failed to correct the mistake in time, resulting in the crossing tape “popping out and then popping back in”.
Mr. Tian “deeply apologizes”
Faced with accusations from mainland public opinion that it “intensified conflicts between China and Hong Kong and affected national unity”, the “China Hong Kong Athletics Federation”make a statement, “deeply apologized” for the incident and explained that the reason for the error was that the staff “subconsciously put away the finishing tape” as the two races were being played at the same time. They will “also conduct an internal review and hope to optimize the event in the future to avoid similar incidents from happening again.”
The problem with the crossing line in the Shandong event prompted officials to rectify the problem
Mainland netizens compared this to the Shandong Linyi Marathon held on October 15. The event staff tightly held the finishing belt, which became a topic of public ridicule. After the game, the Chinese Athletics Association issued a “Urgent notice from the Chinese Athletics Association on further strengthening the organization of national road running events》, to rectify the marathon event that caused chaos.
The same issue is about the finishing line. The “Hong Kong Athletics Federation of China” is not only the host conference of the competition, but also the organizer of Hong Kong track and field sports. Will there be further actions beyond issuing a statement? We are paying close attention.
2023-11-21 00:53:25
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