The number of participants is close to 6 million, including more than 300 A-level events certified by IAAF. If the competition is held in cities or suburbs, the safety can still be guaranteed.
However, if you want to hold a cross-country marathon in the mountains, you need the organizers to make more careful arrangements.
On May 22nd, 20021year, in the 4th "Yellow River Shilin Mountain Marathon100km Cross-country Race", due to the sudden change of weather, the organizers failed to respond effectively, resulting in a major safety accident.
In the accident, 2 1 player died and 8 people were injured. Fortunately, the shepherd uncle Zhu Keming stepped forward and saved six contestants.
After the publication of Zhu Keming's heroic deeds, it attracted everyone's attention. How did the accident happen? How is Zhu Keming now? Let's review the chaos of this game and Zhu Keming's righteous act of saving lives.
Nowadays, marathon is not only a national fitness activity, but also local governments are keen to make it a local tourist card.
Some companies found the huge business opportunities, so they cooperated with the government to build the event into a complete industrial chain. The Yellow River Stone Forest Mountain Marathon is such an event.
The Yellow River Shilin Mountain Marathon was held by Baiyin City, Gansu Province and undertaken by Jingtai County, a subsidiary of the Yellow River Shilin Mountain Marathon. The venue is located in the Yellow River Stone Forest Scenic Area. This is an important local sports event.
Although dozens of government departments such as the Government Sports Bureau, the Cultural Tourism Bureau and the Health and Health Commission are listed as cooperative units, the real execution units of the Games are Jingtai Yellow River Shilin Cultural Tourism Development Co., Ltd. and Gansu Shengjing Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd.
The former is a state-owned enterprise wholly owned by the government, which is mainly responsible for handling examination and approval procedures and providing venues, and the actual organization and operation are carried out by the latter.
Gansu Shengjing Sports Culture Co., Ltd. is a company engaged in marketing planning of sports events jointly run by Wu Shiyuan and his wife. The whole marathon cross-country race was completed by their 10 employees.
To put it bluntly, the whole competition is for the government to make a name for itself; The company is singing an opera for righteousness.
The Yellow River Shilin Mountain Marathon was founded on 20 18 and 202 1 4. The first two sessions were A-level events certified by China Athletics Association, and they have not been certified since then.
The competition was held on May 22, and it was divided into three levels: 5km rural revitalization healthy run, 2 1km cross-country race and 100km cross-country race. There are 172 runners who signed up for the100km cross-country race.
100 km cross-country race has higher requirements for competitors, and they must complete the race of more than 50 km in at least one year.
The elite gathered in this competition, which attracted the runner-up of "20 19 International Super Cross-country Race around Mount Fuji", China Super Horse Record Holder Liang Jing, Paralympic Marathon Champion Huang Guanjun and other great gods to participate.
The track is 96 kilometers long and divided into 9 punch points, with an altitude of about 2000 meters. The pavement is basically a mountainous area with sand, gravel, loess and grassland, and most of the stages are in no man's land. Players will get a bonus of 1600 yuan as long as they complete the game.
2 1 In the weather forecast released in the daytime, the weather on the competition day is mainly cloudy, with the highest temperature reaching 19 and the northwest wind of 3-4, which is more suitable for the competition.
However, in the afternoon 10, the local meteorological bureau issued a rainfall forecast and a blue gale warning. The average wind force will rise to 5-6, and the gust will reach more than 7.
For this important information, the organizer may be lucky or worried that it will affect the competition, so he chose to ignore it and did not make any adjustments to the competition. Lost the first chance to avoid tragedy.
At 9 am on the 22nd, the game officially started. Soon it began to wind and 10 began to rain.
After the second punch point, the players walked out of the scenic spot and entered the mountain road. At this time, the wind increased to seven or eight.
In order to reduce the running load, athletes' rainproof and warm-keeping equipment such as jackets have been transported to the sixth punch point by the organizer the day before, thinking that they can only be used at night.
Although the weather has changed now, the contestants still have to wear shorts and run up the mountain in the wind and rain. The more you go up, the more stormy it is, the lower the temperature is, and the body will lose its temperature more quickly.
There were no emergency jackets and other cold-proof and warm-keeping materials along the way, and the second chance to avoid the tragedy was lost.
The third punch point is located near the top of the mountain, so vehicles can't reach it. There is no food, hot water and other materials, and there is no shelter from the wind and rain. If the player needs supplies, he can only stick to the fourth punch point and face a dilemma.
1 1: 50, team member Luo was the first to send a distress message through GPS positioning equipment, but he didn't get a response.
10 minutes later, Zhang Wei, a member of the Blue Sky Rescue Team stationed at the track, applied to quit. Subsequently, information about applying for retirement and asking for help appeared in the WeChat group of the competition.
At this point, the other two groups of competitions have ended. If the organizing committee stops the100km cross-country race in time, and quickly launches rescue and organizes the athletes to return home, there is still a chance to avoid the tragedy.
However, the organizer's ruthlessness missed the last chance to save lives.
Player Luo Yuanfa posted a photo to the WeChat group, showing that more than 10 people were holding a group to keep out the cold, and someone was lying on the ground next to them, foaming at the mouth and losing consciousness.
In the afternoon 1, player Huang Xinggang called "1 10" and called the police directly for help. At 2 pm, a large number of players retired. It is impossible for the game to go on, and the organizer has not announced the suspension until now.
At 3 pm, the organizer found it impossible to carry out rescue work and began to ask the county for help. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the county began to ask the city for help.
By the time the rescue forces from the province, armed police and firefighters arrived, it was already 6 pm, wasting the most precious rescue time.
On May 23rd, the whole search and rescue operation ended. According to statistics, 2 1 player died and 8 were injured. Personnel loss is extremely rare in the history of world sports.
Most of the victims were between the second and fourth strike points. Among the victims were 00/kloc-0 players Liang Jing and Huang Guanjun. All the victims died of organ failure due to hypothermia. There are no cold and warm measures outside, and there is no food to replenish energy inside.
The heat generated by the body is much lower than the heat lost, leading to temperature loss, which often happens in some outdoor sports. If not handled in time, it will be life-threatening in serious cases.
After the accident, it shocked the whole country and the central leadership gave instructions.
The joint investigation team characterized the accident as a major public security responsibility incident. The main reason is that the management is not in place, the operation organization is not standardized, and the lessons are extremely profound. The insurance company compensated each victim for 950,000 yuan.
Five employees of Shengjing Company were arrested and investigated for criminal responsibility, and a large number of government officials were subject to administrative sanctions.
However, 2 1 vivid lives are gone forever in the "natural and man-made disasters", leaving their loved ones with infinite grief.
In this mountain marathon accident in Gansu, the contestants experienced the most difficult moment in their lives. Life is seriously threatened and may disappear at any time.
At the moment of helplessness and despair, the shepherd Zhu Keming stepped forward and launched a rescue in the wind and rain, saving the precious lives of six players and becoming a bright light in this tragic incident.
Zhu Keming is a villager in Changsheng Village, Jingtai County, just over 49 years old.
He also plans to sign up for the 2 1 km cross-country race, because he is so familiar with that mountain road that he has to drive sheep back and forth almost every day. Because my wife thought the competition was "doing nothing" and gave up.
On the day of the game on May 22nd, Zhu Keming went up the mountain to herd sheep as usual.
When the storm started, he didn't care because he was used to it. At noon, the wind suddenly became strong, and the blowing sand blinded people, and the raindrops hurt when they hit their faces.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhu Keming drove the sheep to a back wind tunnel on the hillside and went into the cave to shelter from the rain, intending to wait until the wind and rain subsided.
Because his clothes were a little wet, he made a fire with the wood stored in the cave. The cave gradually warmed up, and Zhu Keming fell asleep in a daze.
After about an hour, Zhu Keming vaguely heard a cry for help outside. He got up and looked out. It is still raining outside. I saw a man standing in front of the cave 10 meters.
Zhu Keming rushed out of the cave and found that the rescuer was a player. He shivered in the rain, his hands and feet were almost stiff and he couldn't move.
He may have seen the fire in the cave by the side of the road and used his last strength to send out a cry for help.
Zhu Keming hurriedly helped him into the cave, warmed himself by the fire, and massaged his frozen hands and feet to avoid blood vessel necrosis.
In a short time, another team member who evacuated from the mountain found the cave, and four people came in one after another. They look dull, their clothes are wet and they are too cold to speak. Zhu Keming quickly added firewood and asked them to take off their wet clothes to dry.
These players told Zhu Keming that many players fainted on the road and their lives were uncertain. Zhu Keming didn't expect things to be so serious. He was very worried and rushed into the rain again to search for the players in distress.
It's raining heavily outside, so it's hard to move. Fortunately, Zhu Keming is familiar with the terrain.
About two kilometers up the mountain on foot, Zhu Keming found three players lying on the ground, reaching out and finding out, cold all over, and no breathing.
There is also a man named Xiao Tao, who can't move and cries feebly: "I'm dying, help!" " Zhu Keming lifted Xiao Tao up, put it on his back, and walked down the hill with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
However, the small pottery on his back is not light, and he walks too slowly on the wet and muddy mountain road.
Zhu Keming was worried that Xiao Tao couldn't stand it, so he put him down and leaned against a slope. He ran back to the cave and called for help.
A player in the cave recovered a little, so the two returned to the cave with Xiao Tao, and Zhu Keming successfully saved his life from the "gate of hell".
Half an hour later, a large number of rescuers began to climb the mountain. They took away six rescued players and continued to search for other missing players in distress.
He felt sorry for the accidents of so many players. Zhu Keming also regretted remorse and thought that he should not fall asleep. If he had gone up the mountain earlier, he might have saved more people.
Before the rescuers arrived, the warm cave was the "Noah's Ark" of the players in distress. Zhu Keming, who saved people in the storm, is a bright light in front of them. He not only saved six lives, but also left hope for six families.
Zhu Keming's feat spread quickly on the Internet, and even The Wall Street Post called him a "hero". Zhu Keming became an "internet celebrity" and was called "the most beautiful shepherd" by netizens.
Facing the overwhelming information on the Internet, Zhu Keming was at a loss. He found that some information was mixed, which easily misled people who didn't know the truth.
With the help of her daughter, Zhu Keming registered a personal account signed "Shepherd" on social media with her mobile phone. And through the platform, the identity of "Gansu Marathon saves six people" was certified.
On May 24th, Zhu Keming made his first speech on the platform, thanking everyone for their attention, saying that he was just an ordinary person doing a very ordinary thing. At the same time, I also apologize for not saving the other two players.
On May 27th, Zhu Keming once again voiced from the media, telling everyone that many companies contacted him live these days and promised to sign a contract to pay wages.
He saved lives without any reward, so don't reward or donate. He also needs to herd sheep and farm to make a living, and he doesn't want to be disturbed too much.
Zhu Keming has three children, who go to college, high school and junior high school respectively. Tuition and living expenses are high every year. He and his wife worked hard by farming and raising sheep, barely maintaining the life of the whole family.
Although money is badly needed at home, Zhu Keming and his wife didn't want to get rich overnight by saving lives, nor did they want to become an online celebrity like Lamian Noodles.
They are more willing to earn money in a down-to-earth manner, their children live up to expectations, and they are satisfied that there is no foreign debt at home.
Therefore, for those merchants who came to discuss cooperation, or live streaming, they all refused.
But Zhu Keming still warmly received a guest, that is Xiao Tao. After Xiao Tao was rescued and returned to his hometown in Henan, he kept thinking about the rescuer Zhu Keming.
In the autumn, he came to Zhu Keming's home in Changsheng Village. At this time, it is the apple picking season, and the local apples are pure natural, big and sweet. However, due to its remote location and poor sales, the villagers did not increase production.
After Xiao Tao came to the village, in addition to helping Zhu Keming pick apples in the field, he also taught him how to shoot videos, open his own online shop, do live broadcasts, and introduce apples, sheep and other local products in the village to the outside world.
Although Zhu Keming stammered a little, his sincere and simple performance won the recognition of consumers, and orders came in an endless stream.
Xiao Tao stayed in the village for 20 days and helped the villagers sell tens of thousands of pounds of apples.
The arrival of Xiao Tao opened another window for Zhu Keming. His ideas have changed a lot, and he has a new understanding of new affairs such as the Internet. By 202 1, he had made nearly 40 live broadcasts.
Zhu Keming's next goal is to set up a company, register the "Keming" brand trademark and sell the native products of his hometown to all parts of the country. At the same time, he insists on running 10 km every day, and plans to go to Xiaotao's hometown for a marathon next year.
Marathon is a good mass sports activity. However, in the face of hundreds of billions of huge profits every year, some businesses are mercenary and regard it as a cash cow, ignoring life safety.
The carelessness and lack of organization and supervision of the local government. Eventually led to the occurrence of the mountain marathon accident in Gansu.
Similarly, in the face of the temptation of interests, Zhu Keming, the hero of saving lives, made different choices, showing the kindness and brilliance of human nature. We hope that similar tragedies will never happen again, and we also wish Zhu Keming and other good people a safe life!
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