Beijing's half-marathon becomes a "companion horse"?
The organizing committee issued a notice
A special investigation team has been established
On the evening of April 15, the Beijing International Long-distance Running Festival-Beijing Half Marathon Organizing Committee issued a notice:
Regarding the issue of netizens reflecting the results of the men's group of the 2024 Beijing International Long-distance Running Festival - Beijing Half Marathon, the organizing committee attaches great importance to it, and has set up a special investigation team to carry out an investigation, and the results of the investigation will be announced to the public in a timely manner.
Previously reported
On April 14, the 2024 Beijing Half Marathon, Chinese runner He Jie won the championship with a time of 1 hour, 03 minutes and 44 seconds, but the live broadcast screen showed that He Jie was suspected of being "escorted" to the championship by three foreign runners, which caused controversy.
On April 15, the relevant person in charge of Xtep responded, "Thank you for your attention, the current situation is still being confirmed and verified with multiple parties, and further information will be communicated as soon as there is follow-up." ”
According to media reports, the broadcast footage showed that in the last few hundred meters, He Jie was originally behind, and some of the three foreign athletes made actions such as looking back and waving their hands, and then He Jie completed the overtake and finally won the championship by one second. The reporter called the Beijing Municipal Sports Bureau, the organizer of the event, and the staff on duty responded, "We have received feedback from the 12345 citizen hotline, and there will definitely be staff to deal with it in the future." ”
According to public information, Xtep is the event partner of this year's Beijing Half Marathon, and He Jie is a contracted athlete of Xtep.
He Jie has just helped China's marathon enter the "206 era". On the morning of March 24, Beijing time, at the 10th Wuxi Marathon and Paris Olympic Games Marathon Trials, He Jie finished with a time of 2 hours, 06 minutes and 57 seconds, setting a new Chinese marathon record. As a result, He Jie also received a bonus of 1.12 million yuan for "Chinese Racing" - according to the "Chinese Racing" award set by the Chinese Athletics Association and Xtep Group, regardless of male and female athletes, as long as they break the national record, they can get a reward of 1 million yuan, and an additional reward of 10,000 yuan for every 1 second of breakthrough.
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