Peserta Himeji Marathon Tersesat di Jalur yang Tidak Ditandai

Feb 13 (News On Japan) - Lari maraton sejauh 5 km yang diselenggarakan pada hari Minggu di sekitar Kastil Himeji terpaksa dibatalkan setelah penyelenggara lupa memasang penanda di titik belokan di tengah jalan, sehingga membuat para pelari keluar jalur.

Pada sesi "Fun Run 5K" di acara Himeji Castle Marathon, yang juga diikuti oleh Gubernur Prefektur Hyogo, Motohiko Saito, rencananya akan ditempatkan kerucut di titik perputaran. Namun demikian, karena keterlambatan dalam penyiapan, beberapa pelari akhirnya berbelok keluar dari jalur yang telah ditentukan.

Oleh karena itu, penyelenggara memutuskan untuk membatalkan hasil lomba lari 5K, dan mengubah semua waktu yang telah diselesaikan menjadi acuan saja.

Informasi lebih lanjut mengenai penanganan biaya pendaftaran sebesar 3,000 yen dan hal-hal spesifik lainnya akan diumumkan kemudian di situs web resmi acara ini. Insiden ini telah memicu peninjauan ulang prosedur operasional untuk mencegah masalah serupa di acara mendatang, untuk memastikan integritas lomba dan kepuasan semua peserta.

Source: ANN

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