What inspiration does the Gansu mountain marathon incident have on our daily sports activities?
A mountain marathon in Gansu encountered extreme weather. ***151 participants were rescued, 8 of whom suffered minor injuries, and 21 participants had no vital signs when they were found. The Gansu Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government have established an incident investigation team to further investigate the cause of the incident. It is probably unique in the world that a mountain marathon event caused such tragic casualties. We all know that marathons, especially mountain marathons, are very dangerous, so the entry barrier is very high, but facing such tragic consequences is unimaginable for most people. What inspiration does the Gansu mountain marathon incident have on our daily sports activities? So let's take a look together.
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The main reason for the death of the players was the sudden extreme weather in the local area. During the competition, there was severe weather such as hail, freezing rain, and strong winds. , the temperature dropped sharply, the participants became unwell and suffered from hypothermia, eventually causing many casualties. Extreme weather occurs objectively, but it is undoubtedly not objective to attribute the main cause of the tragedy to the weather. As some netizens said, this tragedy is both a natural disaster and a "man-made disaster."
The term "man-made disaster" means that the logistics work of event organizers and sponsors is not in place and the emergency plan is "not urgent." Competitors come from all over the country and cannot understand the local terrain and weather. At the same time, when participating in such mountain marathons, most are "frivolous" and have extremely limited means to deal with extreme weather. However, as the organizer and organizer of the event, don’t you have any predictions about possible local weather changes? Why do response measures after extreme weather not work as well as they should?
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The death of players due to physical discomfort and drop in body temperature does not happen suddenly, but there is a process. Before the tragedy of death occurs, if the organizers of the event can respond promptly, reasonably and effectively, large-scale casualties can be completely avoided. As some netizens said, even after extreme weather occurs, sending local helicopters to put some clothes to keep out the cold will not lead to such tragic casualties. We don’t know whether this kind of “hindsight” from netizens is feasible, but when it comes to saving people, shouldn’t we try some methods worth trying?
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Furthermore, this mountain marathon brings a warning, not only to the local area, but also to the whole country. In recent years, marathon events in our country have experienced explosive growth, with thousands of events throughout the year and varying quality. In some places, various marathon events have been hastily launched in order to become famous or develop tourism without good preparations and hasty logistics and emergency plans. This is worthy of reflection by local governments and event authorities. In any form of sporting event, life safety should come first. Without life safety, the so-called physical fitness and fighting spirit become a luxury.