Quick comment on the death of Gansu Baiyin Marathon 2 1 person: if you can't be foolproof, you can be foolproof.
The road map of the race shows that the dangerous situation mainly occurs on the track between CP2 and CP3. Data network
2 1 person died, which has constituted a particularly serious safety accident in sports events. Such serious consequences caught the organizers and organizers off guard, and also made the outside world feel sudden and shocked. Sudden extreme weather is extremely destructive. According to the introduction of the headquarters, at about noon 1 that day, the high altitude stage was affected by sudden extreme weather, and there were severe weather such as hail, freezing rain and strong wind in the local area, and the temperature plummeted. The contestants felt unwell, their body temperature dropped, and some of them lost contact.
The reason remains to be investigated and the responsibility remains to be clarified. It is foreseeable that the topography and landforms in high altitude areas are complex and the weather is changeable. Therefore, we should also make corresponding emergency and emergency preparations to meet all kinds of risks and tests with comprehensive measures. Event preparation, weather forecast and extreme weather response are the basic elements. Marathon events are full of all kinds of accidents, and cross-country marathon is more challenging, which puts forward higher requirements for contestants and event organizers. For example, for athletes, because cross-country running is very professional and has a large initial investment, in addition to comfortable cross-country shoes, jackets with good performance, close-fitting cross-country backpacks, headlights, palms and other equipment, they must also have strong self-supply and protection capabilities, and cannot blindly participate in the competition.
Organizers and organizers of activities must be foolproof, otherwise they may be "foolproof" in the safety of activities. The risk of cross-country marathon is relatively high, so it is more prudent to organize the competition at high altitude, just in case. Although the weather forecast will not be 100% accurate, it is the proper meaning of event safety and the basic requirement of professional event organization to make all possible preparations for dealing with extreme weather at high altitude. For example, more CP points and supply stations are prepared in the high-risk area of the whole competition, organizers and organizers organize professional rescue teams to follow the competition teams, and more rescue facilities and personnel are set up along the way, which can completely achieve effective prevention, timely treatment and decisive disposal.
The next best thing is that even due to factors such as competition cost, it is impossible to achieve full coverage pre-control in high-risk areas. However, in view of the possible disastrous weather such as hail, freezing rain and strong wind, and the influence of sudden drop in temperature on physical discomfort, contestants are required to prepare facilities, medicines and equipment, conduct necessary inspections on their professional ability, control potential risks to the maximum extent, and effectively deal with accidents. No matter how you look at this event, the organizers of the event are "particularly amateur".
Is it inexperienced or unexpected? In the face of such serious consequences, all excuses are pale and powerless, which not only exposes the lack of professionalism in the organization of the event, but also exposes the disadvantages of extensive development of the whole industry under the situation of blowout growth of marathon events, leading to frequent sports safety accidents. As an important carrier of national fitness, marathon events should be "the more the better", but the holding of large-scale mass events requires a high degree of responsibility and professionalism. Based on safety prevention and control, the basic principle should be "rather short than excessive". Without professionalism, delicacy and prudence, all kinds of accidents will inevitably occur.
The data shows that in 20 17 years, the number of games registered in the General Administration of Sports reached 1 102, and the participation scale reached 4.98 million. In contrast, the number of national competitors in 20 15 was 134, and in 20 14 it was only 5 1. However, it has increased by more than 20 times in the past four years and maintained a strong stamina. At present, marathon events at all levels are mostly organized by the government and implemented by professional institutions. However, with the rise of the wave of "horse racing", the extensive development of the industry has not been improved. Without professionalism as a guarantee, the organization of the event can not be standardized, and all kinds of accidents are inevitable. 2 1 people were killed, which once again shows that the fanatical marathon should be cooled down.
By Don Giweide
Editor Huang Jing