2024-04-15 03:34:51
The Beijing Half Marathon is suspected of “faking”! In the men’s race, the Chinese men’s marathon record holder He Jie won the championship with a time of 1 hour, 03 minutes and 44 seconds. However, at the end of the race, the three African runners who were originally in the lead showed up and “walked” He Jie to cross the line, which triggered the outside world. “Letting water” and “falsifying” questioned, demanding an explanation from the authorities.
The Beijing Half Marathon held on the morning of Sunday (14th) was suspected of “faking”! In the men’s race, the Chinese men’s marathon record holder He Jie won the championship with a time of 1 hour, 03 minutes and 44 seconds. However, at the end of the race, the three African runners who were originally in the lead showed up and “walked” He Jie to cross the line, which triggered the outside world. “Letting water” and “falsifying” questioned, demanding an explanation from the authorities. The Beijing Sports Bureau stated that it has received relevant feedback.
“Guide” He Jie reached out in the direction to stop his teammates from rushing forward.
The Beijing Half Marathon started in Tiananmen Square yesterday. This international-level competition has 20,000 participants. It is divided into male and female categories. The champion will receive a bonus of 40,000 yuan. In the controversial men’s race, in the final sprint, He Jie and the three African runners had left the other opponents behind. However, the video showed that in the final 100-meter sprint, the three African runners were suspected of slowing down and “playing soft” in the race. He Jie ran beside him.
One of the African athletes “pointed” to He Jie in the direction of the finish line, and then directly waved to He Jie to move to the left side of the road, which is more conducive to sprinting. Then he reached out to stop his African teammates, apparently signaling them to slow down and let He Jie go first. Run, the “escort” situation is obvious.
After watching the video, a large number of netizens said on social media that judging from the pace of the four runners, the three African runners clearly held back their energy at the end and had no desire to win. It was impossible for He Jie who was among them not to feel “suffering”. let”. The three African runners who were accused of “walking” He Jie across the line were from Ethiopia and Kenya. The three runners all finished in 1 hour, 3 minutes and 45 seconds, only 1 second behind He Jie, and won the second, third and fourth places. . They all looked relaxed following the game and congratulated He Jie with smiles on their faces. They seemed not unhappy regarding losing the championship.
Hu Xi urged the official to explain that the four people are the spokespersons of the same brand
Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of the Global Times, also issued an article questioning the incident and asking for an official explanation: “Many people suspected that the three African athletes were “running with” He Jie and questioned their intention to let He Jie win the championship. Hu personally believes that this suspicion is Established. The Beijing Sports Bureau, the organizer of the Beijing Half Marathon, said that it has received relevant feedback and strongly hopes that the Bureau will conduct an investigation and give the public a serious explanation. He pointed out that a brand is one of the sponsors of this half marathon. He Jie is one of the spokespersons of the brand. He Jie and the three foreign athletes all wore the brand’s competition uniforms and running shoes. This is no problem, but they are suspected of cooperating to create the result of a competition instead of competing with all their strength. People question this. It goes once morest the spirit of sports. The impact of this incident has gone beyond the half marathon itself.
In the Beijing Half Marathon, national record holder He Jie won the championship with a time of 1 hour, 03 minutes and 44 seconds. pic.twitter.com/521XqPMVpY
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