[Notizie sulla strada dello sport]The Hong Kong Cross Country Running Association issued an open letter yesterday (6th) along with 24 units holding cross country running events, requesting a meeting with the Secretary of Health and Medicine, Lu Chongmao, and striving to revoke various outbreak prevention restrictions on events as soon as possible Preserve Hong Kong’s status as Asia’s trail running hub. The open letter described the restrictions as “inconsistent, opaque and unjust”. Runners are still subject to many restrictions even when competing in the wild, including running track lengths of no more than 50 kilometers, a ban on running at night, and even eating a banana at a gas station. The General Assembly urges government departments to fully review restrictions and discuss together as soon as possible how to bring sport back to normal.
The three-page open letter signed by the Trail Running Federation and 24 organizers first asked for a meeting with the health department, “to understand why Hong Kong’s trail running competition is more restrictive than other sports and activities,” and the logic behind it. Trail running in It takes place outdoors, everyone is breathing fresh air in the suburbs, and the risk of transmission to the community is extremely low. ” , but its location has been gradually replaced by other locations due to restrictions over the past three years.
The association called the epidemic prevention restrictions “inconsistent, opaque and unjust”, and recalled that indoor venues such as cinemas, restaurants and bars allowed the public to eat and drink in the immediate vicinity, and concerts, fairs book, food fairs and miscellaneous Indoor and outdoor sports competitions can also be organized. Since the outbreak began, all large-scale trail running competitions in Hong Kong have been banned by the government. “Approval is granted during smaller, short-distance competitions, but authorities often delay until the last minute to notify approval. Along with the small number of entrants, several anti-epidemic measures are needed.” Measures include the Nucleic acid test before the competition, no food on the track, no evening races, “not even a banana at a gas station”. The general manager stressed that under these restrictions, it would have been difficult for the tournament to organize the tournament and he was forced to cancel the tournament in disguise.
They always cited the rationale and reasons behind the outbreak prevention measures, and believed that trail running competition could “tell the story of Hong Kong”, but the status of trail running in Hong Kong is gradually being replaced: ” Other Asian regions fully understand the importance of trail running for tourism, reputation and health benefits, I have no doubt this is a good opportunity to take Hong Kong’s leading position in trail running in Asia. ” the situation continued and urged government departments to fully review the restrictions and discuss together how to get the sport back to normal as soon as possible: “It’s heartbreaking to see the state of trail running in Hong Kong damaged. This local, global success story and successful is struggling to survive and is in crisis. It loses its appeal and step away from the global trail running circle. If this continues, Hong Kong will lose and other places will gain. “
This article is from “Sports road“Originally published in”Trail Running Federation sends open letter to Lu Chongmao urging removal of “opaque and unfair” competition restrictions to preserve international status」
