Gansu Baiyin cross-country marathon, 172 people participated and 21 people were killed. How did this "desperate" cross-country race, in which more than 10% of the contestants were killed, happen? Although the search and rescue has been announced to be over, it is undoubtedly difficult to put an end to this incident. Judging from the information released so far, there are still some questions to be solved.
Question 1: Why does the weather forecast fail to play an effective early warning role?
Some contestants said that the day before the competition, the weather was gloomy, so they consulted the locals. The other party said that it would be sunny after the wind passed, so they didn’t care. Kang Yongxue, director of the Jingtai County Meteorological Bureau, introduced that he provided an information report for the event."gale blue warning".
Song Ming, the head of a famous outdoor club in Gansu, said that extreme weather prediction is one of the prerequisites for large-scale sports events to deal with emergencies. The biggest mistake of this incident is that the operators did not correctly predict the early warning provided by the meteorological department.
Question 2: Is the track guarantee complete? Is the supply station set up reasonably?
Some contestants recalled that after the second punch point, the wind was so strong that they could only grasp the ground with both hands, and they were frozen and stiff, and it was useless to wrap up the insulation blanket until they fainted and lost consciousness. In this cross-country race, a list of equipment was made for the contestants, and warm equipment such as jackets was only used as a suggested option, but not as mandatory equipment.
Experts believe that for contestants who don’t bring relevant equipment, they will be caught off guard when they encounter extreme weather. According to the scheduled plan, the contestants arrive at the track supply station at night, and there are no other supply stations in the most dangerous place, which is unreasonable.
Question 3: Is it timely for the organizer to stop the competition?
Participants all said that they did not receive a notice from the organizer to stop the competition before they lost consciousness or were injured. At 12 o’clock on the 22nd, the contestants posted a distress message in the WeChat group, and the organizer stopped the competition at 14 o’clock.
Experts said that what is different from the usual marathon is that this marathon cross-country race is more extreme sports. There should be a plan to suspend or suspend this kind of competition in case of special weather.
Question 4: Is there an emergency rescue plan? Is the rescue capability enough?
The safety management and emergency rescue of extreme sports events must be highly valued, and relevant departments must strengthen the pre-competition review of rescue plans. Experts believe that from the rescue situation, the rescue guarantee can not arrive at the first time, which is also an important reason for the serious consequences of this event.
Sports events not only require athletes to be professional.
The professionalism of extreme sports events cannot be just the professionalism of athletes. In the silver incident, 21 people were killed, and there were many top professional athletes among the victims. This is very different from the sudden death of non-professional athletes in many previous marathons. Extreme sports events have a high threshold. Not only the participants need to have physical conditions, professional knowledge and training preparation suitable for the difficulty of the competition, but also have extremely high requirements for the professionalism of the organizers. For example, the meteorological system, first aid system, medical system and security system of the competition must be prepared and prepared in accordance with professional standards. These systems may be used without reserve, but they cannot be used without reserve. Once unprepared, it’s too late to regret.
In response to this incident, the State Sports General Administration held an emergency meeting last night, demanding that the risk assessment of sports events be strengthened in the safety management of major events, and that safety work plans and emergency plans be formulated in a targeted manner. It should be said that this requirement is a timely rectification of the barbaric growth of irregular competitions and events. The practice of only paying attention to setting high bonuses to attract athletes to participate in the competition, but unwilling to invest in the most important safety guarantee should be stopped. Only when we are stable can we achieve far-reaching goals, and only when we get rid of barbaric growth can we grow healthily.