Original title: British marathon schedule exceeded the organizers apologize
[micro special draft of Xinhua News Agency] the British coastal city of Brighton held a marathon on the 12th. About two hours after the start of the marathon, it was found that the distance was nearly 600 meters longer than the standard full marathon. The event organizer issued a statement afterwards to apologize for this "human error".
The competition attracted about 7500 contestants, the BBC reported on the 13th. As the event organizer found the above mistakes about 2 hours after the start of the event, it was impossible to temporarily change the event arrangement.
The marathon is 42.195 kilometers. The organizers said in a statement: "we have to apologize to the participants in this marathon race. Today's race is more than 568 meters. We are deeply sorry for the impact brought by the runners. I hope it will not damage people's experience. After all, this is a grand return in 18 months after COVID-19 stopped."
Due to the "exceeding standard" of the competition schedule, the ranking of the players was affected. Men's champion Neil McClements took 2 hours, 33 minutes and 44.34 seconds to run the full distance, and he surpassed Ollie Garrod, who was the first runner at that time, about 200 meters from the finish line.
Garrod finally came second. After the competition, he told the British Daily Telegraph: "I am in the leading position in the competition. If the distance is correct (I win)..." he felt "frustrated" due to the mistakes of the organizer, but he understood the pressure on the staff in the preparatory process. (end) (Qiao Ying)
Key words: Brighton Marathon