"Black whirlwind" swept through, cold thinking under the marathon
Talented and fearless, African players have won the championship and have become the norm in many marathon events in China. In addition to some professional athletes, some African students have joined the marathon to win the silver medal to help solve the problem of food and clothing and improve their lives.
"Xiaokang" reporter Zhang Yurong
On December 5, 2016, the Wenzhou Marathon opened fire in Wenzhou Century Square, and 11353 people participated in the marathon competition at the end of the year. This time the Wenzhou Marathon broke out, and the two Wenzhou local sisters not only took the top two, but they also pressed the Kenyan players.
Why did the Chinese win the gold and silver medals? Why have they become unpopular? Because marathons have been held all over the country in recent years, the medals and prizes are often won by African players such as Ethiopia and Kenya.
With the surge in domestic marathons, the “African Brothers†is not enough!
Star element, imported domestic sales
More and more cities are holding marathons, and they are eager to participate in the "international" competition, inviting some black-legged and explosive African brothers to participate. Runners who regularly participate in the marathon will find such an interesting phenomenon: the players who lead and eventually win the championship are basically black.
Where did these black entrants come from? Most of them came from a marathon team called “TAO CAMPâ€. The head of the team was Tao Shaoming, a long-distance running coach of the Chinese national team.
Tao Shaoming began his career as a marathon broker in 2012. He introduced that there are currently three “TAO CAMP†training camps in Kenya, two in Ethiopia and one in Uganda, with a total of more than 200 players.
Tao Shaoming's team needs to take care of the athletes' eating, living, equipment, training, event operations and commercial development. "Breaking the monopoly of foreign brokers, lowering the platform and improving the price/performance ratio", in Tao Shaoming's view, the emergence of Chinese marathon brokers has improved the pace of domestic competition and internationalization.
"This coach is doing this thing. He is very smart. China is exporting and exporting. He is importing and selling domestically. This practice should be said to have found an innovative point to develop an industry." Lu Yuanzhen, a famous social sports research expert, told reporters of "Xiaokang" Said: "I think he can do a bigger job. If he can adjust the Chinese marathon runners better than foreign countries, it would be great."
In a commercialized, market-oriented environment, the cooperation between the organizing committee and the marathon brokers maintains the professional marathon ecosystem. The black players got the bonus, the marathon brokers benefited from it and increased their popularity, and the event also improved and the opportunity to hit the "golden standard".
"African friends participate in domestic marathon events, which are embellished by local governments. Local people see fewer foreigners, they are fresh, and they are lively. This is just a star element." Any student of the Peking University Sports Industry Research Center said to the "Xiaokang" reporter: In fact, 99% of the marathon people are playing, everyone is not directed at the blacks in the marathon, not in the championship. â€
The bonus is very good, the income is
The reason why African friends fly far and wide to participate in all parts of China, the purpose is very simple - earn money.
According to media reports, a number of marathon masters from Kenya and Ethiopia are active around the world. A good professional runner can earn $200,000 a year, and the top athletes can earn more than $1 million a year. However, such athletes do not exceed five or six people worldwide.
In the major marathon competitions, the prize money is generally tens of thousands of dollars, sometimes still dollars, which is very attractive for black friends from underdeveloped regions in Africa. According to reports, taking the 2015 North Malaysia champion as an example, Kenya’s 41-year-old veteran Kip Zumba won the championship in 2 hours, 10 minutes and 58 seconds, and the prize money was 20,000 US dollars. If Kip Zumba can run into 2 hours and 9 points, his bonus will double, reaching $40,000.
In the home of Kip chumba, many people are still struggling for food and clothing. A game can get such a high income, which is undoubtedly tempting to them. Insiders told reporters that such a master as Kip chumba, income not only has bonuses, but also the host's high invitation fee, as well as the sponsor's sponsorship fee.
"Black Africans get bonuses because of their labor. They have the talent and ability to take this money." He Wenyi said, "99% of the contestants don't care about this thing. Training camps train African elite runners to be business people. People are trained together to run a marathon, and it is legal and legal to be legal."
"Even if we help Africa, this process must have." Lu Yuanzhen believes that the marathon will go international and become an international marathon. Foreign participants will be allowed to participate. "You can't because someone else runs fast and blocks people from coming home, so the amount is too small. The only way is to find a way to run faster. If they can catch up with them, they will not have the enthusiasm to earn bonuses." â€
"In this sense, if we expand the mass base and improve the level of competition, we can compete with them. On the one hand, it is very beneficial to the improvement of the entire track and field level in China, and on the other hand, our international reputation will be greatly enhanced. Lu Yuanzhen said.
Behind the victory, hard work
After the Chinese saw the African friends easily picking up the domestic marathon medals, they would cheer and cheer. What kind of hard work and hardship is behind this?
There is a photography enthusiast in China who came to Eden in a small town in western Kenya. The local population is only 40,000 people and the altitude is 2,400 meters. What makes Elten famous in the world is the marathon runners here. This town is known as the city of the world marathon champion.
When he followed the morning training, he found that the outside was cold and the ordinary people were still asleep, and the marathon runners had already started running.
In the process of visiting the world champion Wilson, the photographer described his dwelling life as follows: the whole room is only 6 square meters, divided into two by a curtain fabric, and the curtain fabric is a 1.2-meter-wide single bed, curtains. On the ground outside the cloth, there are five yellow ones, and we have buckets for cooking oil.
This 6 square meter dwelling, the monthly rent is 3,000 shillings, equivalent to 215 yuan. This kind of residence and living state is not Wilson's own, almost the standard of athletes.
In order to participate in the marathon in Paris, Wilson's family sold iron, sold cattle and sold sheep, and finally helped him to pay for the toll. Since there was no running shoes, his friend couldn’t stand it and bought him a pair of running shoes. In that competition, he won the second place and won a prize of 3,500 euros. With the travel expenses sponsored by the parents, he has more than 3,000 euros left.
Wilson has won championships and prizes in many parts of the world including China, and his family's life has improved. Then, due to illness and pain, the 40-year-old Wilson fell from the peak of his running career to the bottom of his life. He gradually withdrew from the international marathon, and later the races were not very famous.
Should the domestic marathon please "foreign aid"?
Talented and fearless, African players have won the championship and have become the norm in many marathon events in China. In addition to some professional athletes, some African students have joined the marathon to win the silver medal to help solve the problem of food and clothing and improve their lives.
According to reports, Ningbo University student Wilfred from Kenya, through the marathon monthly income of up to 20,000 yuan. However, in his view, the competition in the Chinese marathon is getting hotter and hotter, and more and more African players are coming to “grab businessâ€. Even in the marathon held in the county-level city, many familiar “African faces†can be seen. ".
More and more "African faces" appear on the Chinese marathon. Should we invite these "foreign aids" to participate?
In June 2016, the China Association for the Advancement of Taiwan issued three documents, including the “Marathon Broker Management Measuresâ€, “Regulations on Inviting Foreign Elite Athletes to Participate in Marathon Events in China†and “Regulations on the Establishment and Issuance of Marathon Prizes in China†Through these three regulations, foreign athletes are invited to guide and regulate domestic marathon competitions. The Chinese Association of Athletics does not encourage all domestic athletes to invite foreign elite athletes.
Wang Dawei, deputy director of the Athletics Management Center of the State General Administration of Sport, explained that the event organizers blindly invite foreign athletes to participate in the competition and will not bring a great positive impact on the brand. They also plunged into a small amount of money, which is suspected of being ruined. "The marathon should be more participatory, not performance, for the enthusiasts. Instead of investing a lot of money in the star athletes, it is better to use more funds to provide services and guarantees for the contestants."
Chinese female long-distance running legend Sun Yingjie expressed the same view: "It is inevitable to invite high-level athletes to hold international events, but some folk marathon events in second- and third-tier cities should give us more space for Chinese runners."
Do you want to panic? "This is not necessary, because many of our marathons are labeled with competitive sports and we do all things about mass sports. Now many people don't care much about the second place. 99% of the participants just want to be happy." There is no need to stare at 1% of the people." Lu Yuanzhen said.
Do you want to limit? Some experts and scholars also expressed different opinions. Lu Yuanzhen said: "The marathon competition has international competitions in domestic competitions. It is not right to invite foreign players to international competitions. The domestic competition prizes themselves are also very low. (Foreign players) excessively stand out from the crowds for the impact of organizational work, mass influence, and social psychology. Not very beneficial, it should be appropriate under the appropriate regulations."
"International competitions make it international, and restrictions seem to be a small family. Let them run, in line with the Olympic spirit, the international spirit." He Wenyi said, "The local development goals of economic development tourism, you need to come over some actors, you can also I understand this. I don't think this is a bad thing. We should give the bonus to the marathon. There is nothing bad about it."
The commentary column commentator Yuan said that the reason why the phenomenon should be guided and regulated is that the organizers invite foreign players to participate in the competition, and they must spend a lot of money and bring positive to the brand. On the other hand, marathon events should guide and encourage more ordinary runners to participate, providing better entry protection and services for ordinary long-distance runners, rather than spending money on a few high-level athletes. On the body. Almost every event's rankings and prizes have been taken away by foreign players, and to a certain extent, it has also suppressed the enthusiasm of domestic runners. Editor / Han Jing
World record was established in 2004
The original marathon did not have a world record, only the best in the world. However, in order to stimulate the development of road competitions, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) decided to set a world record for road races such as marathons and race walks starting from January 1, 2004.
In addition, athletes can follow the correct route under the supervision of the referee. If there are special reasons, they can leave the race route under the supervision of the referee, but if they leave without supervision, they will lose the qualification.
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