He Jie was questioned about securing the half-marathon championship, and the three black runners deliberately let him overtake
On April 14, a half-marathon race was held in Beijing. This time, the runners included He Jie, the Chinese marathon world record holder. At the same time, there were also some black players. These black runners are capable marathon runners and have won many awards across the country.
But it was this competition that caused controversy among many netizens. The reason is that at the end of the race, there are three black runners running in front, and it can be seen that these three runners still have strength. But what I didn't expect was that these three players not only did not use all their strength to sprint, but instead looked back at He Jie who was behind, and made a gesture of waving their hands. Then He Jie also caught up and successfully ran in a straight line with the three of them.
But it can also be seen from the video that the three players finally gave He Jie a go, which allowed He Jie to successfully win the championship by less than a second. So after this incident was exposed, netizens questioned that this was a fake run, which violated the spirit of the game. After all, we can outrun foreign runners, but we can't say fake runs. If that's the case, then who else wants to participate in this kind of marathon in the future.
The Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau also responded to this matter. said that now that the complaint has been received, there will definitely be staff to deal with this matter in the future. But no matter how this matter is dealt with in the end, He Jie was really affected by this incident. Although this incident may not have been He Jie's original intention, it is indeed possible for the organizers or sponsors of the competition to do such a thing for the sake of face, or for better publicity.
But if this matter spreads abroad, I am afraid that it will be a big shame. Of course, if the organizers change the name of the competition to "Beijing Half Marathon Exhibition Race", maybe everyone will not say anything.