21 runners die in freezing weather during ultramarathon in northwestern China

[@taiyipan3138]

21 out of 172 runners participating died. That's a horrifying death rate.

[@tamzpyne7613]

So sad 😞...RIP

[@helloworld4765]

ikr

[@sherlynmalpal6590]

Only 1 died not 172

[@abscoolabey]

@@sherlynmalpal6590 only 1 died ya 21

[@regineemerald3044]

@@sherlynmalpal6590 21 died dear out of 172. 151 survivors 8 were injured. hope you understand what he's talking about.. ✌️✌️✌️

[@bobjkr9870]

almost all long distance runner usually has little body fat so their durability againts cold weather is relatively weak

[@twdjt6245]

Why didn’t they wear warmer clothing.

[@megascizor8275]

@@twdjt6245 Do you think it would be comfortable to run in multi layered clothing

[@jcuyoutuby]

@@twdjt6245 it was an unexpected sudden change in the weather.

[@beck3740]

@@twdjt6245 does it help tho?

[@Sam_Hue]

@@twdjt6245 they wouldn’t have known. And besides, it likely wouldn’t work.

[@TheodoreMcGiven]

This is very sad, those poor individuals, including the rescue workers who found them must has been devastated.

[@andrewdoesyt7787]

I doubt the rescue workers were devastated, but yes, this is very, very sad.

[@teachingclinic2378]

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[@brandaang1280]

@@andrewdoesyt7787 why wouldnt anyone be devastated to find a dead body? ofcourse they would have hoped they rescued someone and not be too late

[@andrewdoesyt7787]

@@brandaang1280 Culture in China is different. I watch some KZbinrs who went to many adventures to China, they have a lot of story’s to tell.

[@condorX2]

This is so strange. How can healthy men died like that? Is the freezing temperatures to blame? because their upper body heat counter each other out. This give them the illusion that they're fine until hypothermia kicks in from their feet to their hand?

[@fireflymiesumae]

The most tragic part is that they were running in shorts and T-shirts

[@dhanajon5528]

Whos great idea was that

[@Dhurvboruah]

And u are at home

[@easonlow3381]

@@Dhurvboruah and so what

[@Raiya_ru17]

@@dhanajon5528 it’s trail running, not just the usual road ultramarathon. The organizers should have advised if there’s any crucial areas that the runner will need to bring their own gear like thermal jackets etc. The most that I have a run is a 50km ultra trail run and I endured 16hrs for that. This event is 100kms and could last more than 24hrs. The organizers should have assessed the area/condition better. There was one trail event in our country that I am so scared to join because it’s on one of the highest mountains and I never even dared to go or hike there because of the cold.

[@jesusRamirez-xv7xp]

So many brands make sport pants even sport leggings thermo ones too

[@caprice8910]

This very unfortunate and tragic sport incident must served as reminder to the organisers of all future sporting events never to take things for granted. Nature can be unpredictable. My condolences to the families of those runners who lost their lives. RIP.

[@jamesross8396]

I guess they were running for their lives🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂💅💅

[@condorX2]

This is so strange. How can healthy men died like that? Is the freezing temperatures to blame? because their upper body heat counter each other out. This give them the illusion that they're fine until hypothermia kicks in from their feet to their hand...

[@jamesross8396]

@@condorX2 nah its because they were running for their lives🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂💅💅

[@ygempresschogiqueen9658]

@@jamesross8396 You think you're so funny do you?

[@zwmfucqakmal5668]

@@ygempresschogiqueen9658 yeah cringe

[@chogiwa6195]

The fact that they don't know they are running towards death is so heartbreaking

[@Alejandra-cv7rj]

It could have been avoided I think those that organized the event took their sweet time to call for help or get people to run in cars to pick up the runners and cancel the event

[@jamesross8396]

I guess they were running for their lives🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂💅💅

[@zwmfucqakmal5668]

@@jamesross8396 woy lu ada masalah apa sih anjg

[@michellecallistq1833]

@@jamesross8396 are you actually happy about that?

[@alphaomega9387]

@@jamesross8396 lets see if you would make such a comment if one of them is your relative

[@acmills347]

The event organisers need to be held accountable, you can't have a trail thats inaccessible by medical and rescue teams 🤦‍♂️

[@fl7886]

It’s clearly accessible

[@eunicetan3367]

These greedy event organisers must be punished for not stopping the race and not providing safety measures. So sad and so angry that precious lives are wasted.

[@kristaceae]

@@fl7886 There's a part where it was not accessible, it's also on those part that many perish. You may watch this for additional information... kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6GsZWN6nM18p7c

[@LailyFNoor]

@@eunicetan3367 agree... the family member can sue them

[@achillesrodriguezxx3958]

@@LailyFNoor This isn't america you think you can sue CCP officials in china?

[@abdiver12]

21 dead is incredible. To put that into perspective, the most people who've died on Mt. Everest in a single year is 19.

[@awesomevideo5525]

I think don't know difference between marathon and climbing Mt Everest 😂

[@ibrahimmuyideen373]

@@awesomevideo5525 are you Dumb? Or didn't you read the op? It's a comparison you numbskull

[@highschoolguy123]

But if you times 19 with the years that Mt. Everest was open, it would have been more, still sad that 21 died tho

[@dying7121]

Its an unfair comparison, one cost ~$50k for each climber while the other cost less than that to fully organize.

[@sagan08]

Why you making comparison with Everest hikers? 😂

[@someraccoonwithinternetacc9985]

That’s so sad. RIP to all those who died.

[@andrewdoesyt7787]

Yes, rest in peace. They tried hard.

[@teachingclinic2378]

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[@onengkusumah2905]

nah, they literally asked for it

[@jamesross8396]

I guess they were running for their lives🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂💅💅

[@someraccoonwithinternetacc9985]

@@jamesross8396 not the time

[@noodlelicious.]

This is poorly organised. Absolutely avoidable. Condolences to the affected families.

[@honeybadger4095]

I think it was organised just fine, but they had all of these morons who went running without wormer clothing. Sorry, but not sorry, I don't feel bad for these people.

[@__-go9cj]

@@honeybadger4095 im not an experienced long distance runner to say youre wrong. but are you one to say they were?

[@swollpenispok8172]

@@honeybadger4095 it was raining so it didn't matter how much you wore.

[@athenawilson4019]

@@honeybadger4095 I thought it was standard procedure to follow long distance runners of *any* kind with a car, so that if something bad happens, they can be taken care of. Clothing doesn't matter...it's the fact that NO ONE knew where they were. Why didn't a single one of them pull out a cell phone and call for help? Were they running without cell phones? Was it an area without cell phone coverage? If so, they *all* would have known about that before the event started. The organizers were criminally negligent...I strongly suspect they had had everyone sign standard releases, and then they just shrugged and said, "Okay, you're on your own."

[@sejinkim218]

@@honeybadger4095 You're an idiot. They still forced the marathon when they knew the forecast. It WAS poorly organized.

[@张麻子-n7x]

It was the best athletes who died because they chose to carry less warm gear in order to ranking in the marathon😓😭

[@wisemonkey8485]

Knowing that makes things more sad

[@fadhilsyarif5374]

Rip🙏 although in recent world condition we need more people like them😭

[@Krisdomain]

@@wisemonkey8485 our sadness should not depend whether the athletes was the best or not, it's still a loss of human life

[@kiroskibrom4605]

Very 😢...

[@harambeegardens8705]

Heartbreaking.

[@Tygearianus]

Literally insane how that could happen in an “organized” event.

[@twdjt6245]

Ikr...I get that they try to carry light...but didn’t the organizers know it would be cold and to tell them to wear warmer clothing? Like even the lightweight fleece or something would’ve helped.

[@AndresPerez-tg9ms]

@@twdjt6245 when you participate in this events, in China, you always get tons of advice and announcements from the organizers about dress accordingly, check weather conditions, etc. I had been participating for years in many events here, that’s why I know. It’s just such a sad event.

[@Bolt-9]

Mother nature happend

[@rife_157]

21 runners died. That's so sad, their determination to win is very appreciated and I salute their hardwork amidst extreme cold.

[@rahulr6381]

They are dead.

[@jamesross8396]

I guess they were running for their lives🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂💅💅

[@M_SC]

I don’t appreciate at all. I condemn such dedication to a self indulgent narcissistic decadent sport

[@jamesross8396]

@@M_SC You be the type to say "these fat women are not obese they are plus size".

[@sayple109]

​@@M_SC what do you mean by self indulgent? do you even know what a ultra marathon is? I bet you can't even run a half marathon. These are some serious athletes, they have trained hard for this, one athlete is even deaf, and his determination has lead him great success. You don't have the right to call it "self indulgent narcissistic decadent" because you are one yourself, but at least tell me, how?

[@paristmo]

I hate when the corporate higher-ups say things like "extending condolences," "greatest sympathies," or "deeply sorry," which of course, they are not actually feeling anything. Just take the full responsibility for the families, stop caring for the company/firm images which have already been ruined beyond repair.

[@sould381]

Imagine the point they realized they are running for their lives. Scary and unfortunate.

[@pierrecurie]

It's scary given what the hospitalized guys were saying - they may not have even noticed the cold until it was way too late.

[@onengkusumah2905]

nah, they literally asked for it

[@fyy5998]

@@onengkusumah2905 they weren't trained to run in negative degree temperatures. Since you're running a long distance, your body is heated which makes it so you don't notice yourself freezing

[@FusionBuffChronicles200921]

This is beyond grief. May their souls rest in peace.

[@glen458]

That’s horrific I can’t believe this could happen in any organized event just terrible

[@jedikaren8112]

This is why I am so carefully with my hikes. Even still I came close to collasping due food poisioning and impossibly steep long trail. I had a friend rescue me. You can get really stupidly stubborn out in nature. Its a dangerous mindset that nothing is going to stop you.

[@kizutogames7421]

Facts

[@arc8218]

FACTS So hard to tell stubborn ppl I work as guider, everyday i yelling at tourist bcoz they so stubborn, nature sometime very dangerous

[@M_SC]

I have a question- is it really the natural environment that triggers this it rather something else? I think it’s something internal. For some people perhaps the wilderness is the trigger but one sees this in other places tooZ

[@zahraashari4331]

I don't think runners are to blame here. The only ones to blame are this event coordinators. If only one person died at that event I'd say the person didn't know their limit. They were wearing running gears and they did what they always have done, running. Rescuing 151 runners and losing 21 lives means that there's something wrong with the event not the participants. The runners did absolutely nothing wrong here.

[@arc8218]

@@M_SC I guess this is a natural seen from its place like a desert, at night desert temperature will decrease drastically, and people who wear thin clothes are prone to hypothermia.

[@MOON-qf6we]

It's is so unexpected that people die of reasons may they rest in peace

[@teachingclinic2378]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/anuYp6Gsib93nJI

[@jamesross8396]

@@teachingclinic2378 no one cares. Isreal always wins. Nice try weak palestine

[@gangshan]

No worker accompanied atheletes on the side? No one carried a cellphone? No ambulance waiting? Gross negligence!

[@henrysun5660]

1. They were in rural china, in the province of gansu im thinking. Gansu is the poorest province in China, and taking in the fact that it is a fairly remote route, they might’ve cut down on funding and workers. 2. There is no cell phone service in a such a remote location, and having one on you is next to useless. No one carried one because they were intended to finish the race in a few hours. 3. Hospitals and ambulances would require a lot of logistical effort to set up, given the terrain and roads/trails they were running in.

[@vladimirlenin843]

They have But the organizer did not stop the event until hours later

[@binbin6878]

@@henrysun5660 i think what he meant is, if the organizer knew those are the circumstances in the area, then they should have been better prepared

[@finalruner]

The issues isn't what they were wearing. It is that they trusted marathon coordinators to have proper safety protocols

[@andrewlim7751]

It's not easy to anticipate sudden swing of weather.

[@finalruner]

@@andrewlim7751 There are typically staff following on bikes and vehicles for marathons. Especially in this type of marathon. They should have caught the unconscience athletes earlier

[@luisanthonychau]

@@finalruner With that terrain, vehicle and bike would not work. They have to be riding camels.

[@taelian3233]

They been organized this for past 4 years 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@rosewaters2533]

You’re exercising and hypothermia sets in without your brain even noticing it. This is a silent killer (Heatstroke as well) and the organisers in charge needs to learn from this and intervene in cancelling future events if weather conditions took a turn for the worst. Many sportsmen tend to push themselves over the limit so the organisers need to be responsible.

[@tonicastel5933]

Very sad. RIP. I wish the survivors a speedy recovery.

[@brownnatalie1757]

So very, very sorry. My thoughts are with the families and rescuers.

[@pikapika7936]

So if I’m understanding things correctly, there was no stations that doubled as shelter to protect runners in case bad weather hits? Better to have something and not need it than to not and need it. Prayers go out to the runners and their families.

[@ingodwetrust8195]

👍

[@williamwallace644]

There were stations, but not enough. Some of them were pretty far away from the others and lacked proper supplies.

[@jackiechan3729]

My Chinese teacher told me that he thinks it's funny how exactly twenty one died, because thats the maximum amount of people that can die in China without the mayor getting fired. It's also peculiar that it was weather that caused the accident, because bad weather are one of the few things families cant claim inssurence on. The insurrence companies aren't obligated to pay the victims families compensation if a person died due to weather conditions. Note, all of this may be by chance, who knows, just interesting to think about.

[@ichi4001]

Where are the safety personels monitoring this event!? That is so sad RIP to those athletes.

[@sepg5084]

Maybe it was a smaller event?

[@ChooaBunny]

That's really tragic. Why was the marathon so dangerous this time? Was there something that could have been done to prevent that? I assume the organizers could have checked the weather, but if it were that simple they would probably have done that... Maybe the weather was fine before the marathon and got colder out of nowhere? Either way I hope they can investigate what caused it and prevent things like this from happening in the future :(

[@trunkdk]

Unfortunately, temperatures at this high level can change almost immediately. I used to mountain hike and boy did the weather changes in a sudden from warm to cold or warm to heavy rain then back to normal.

[@helloworld4765]

@@trunkdk true, though we have weather apps, weather itself can be pretty much unpredictable

[@noviting6976]

At least they can provide check points where medical workers are ready to help the runners in case they already feel something wrong.

[@helloworld2784]

Because of the sudden change, they became weaker and weaker. They don't have gears nor clothes enough to protect them. After all it's a marathon and not hiking. They all need to be light

[@Drownedinblood]

I didn't run marathons but when I used to run with a group of people we would have a vehicle tail behind with emergency supplies in case anything happened.

[@AverageUser69]

Shouldn't they have bring out some security? Like at least prepare a drone to survey the situation of the race. I felt like this event could have been held better. I feel bad for the families.

[@CookieBear187]

Shouldn’t the event organizers have known that the conditions of the land they were going to have athletes running on was going to be super dangerous? It’s not like several people got hurt due to natural injuries: 21 people died and a bunch more got severely injured. Even if it is an “ultramarathon” it shouldn’t be run if it’s going to be that “ultra.” I hope the surviving athletes rest and recover well.

[@pandoratheexplorer8211]

It was a freak snowstorm so no one predicted it. That being said it was the responsibility of the organizers to prepare for unexpected circumstances. The weather changing rapidly on a mountain is a common occurrence so they should have prepared for that. Id be surprised if no one faced consequences for this

[@bigdubya001]

Ultramarathons are run in extreme cold and extreme hot every year. The difference is those are known to be extreme so the runners come prepared. This race wasn't expected to be extreme in weather. If it was, the runners would have wore the proper gear. They were expecting the warmer weather that they started with. It was essentially just a freak accident.

[@catherine4077]

Not filming the whole time following them? . This is horrible. If so ,one could be saved once something went wrong.

[@leiladasha]

Exactly ❗why they where not helicopters over - see and dispatch more to evacuate them ?

[@hata3099]

100 km may they couldn't fund it

[@catherine4077]

Can't fund? Don't be silly. It might be someone took the money into one's pocket. Big game like that, no funding is just a reason

[@catherine4077]

Look, I'm not even saying about helicopters, where's the cars?

[@hydrohasspoken6227]

The children who stayed home and said “bye mom, bye dad”.😣

[@Mehdle2834]

One of the runners who died is actual one the most famous in China. He only ran professionally so that he could raise his children as they had once been in poverty. Imagine how the kids feel

[@TJ-vj9jb]

What I hate about these speeches they give after a catastrophe hits: THEY CAN'T EVEN SPEAK FOR AN APOLOGY WITHOUT LOOKING AT THE PAPER Makes it seem like it is just another conference for them.

[@Svartriddare]

They barley bowed too, only the guy reading! I've seen Japanese people Bow down better when they apologize, but this guy didn't even look at the audience, makes me so mad it feels like they don't care at all!

[@bobbygreensmoke486]

And it seemed he rushed to bow and get it over with

[@eden5260]

Not enough value for human lives , and not the first time I've seen that there unfortunately, the organizers should be held accountable.

[@mickeysweedhouse1430]

maybe they dont want to stuff up on the apology??

[@kuanseng96]

Blur. Sry I got social anxiety .i cant even read the paper infront the audience.

[@franklinrichardson4992]

Why weren't the any teams along the route for such things and no organization as to whether events and such wow rip could of been avoided.

[@user-cq7zv4go9f]

It's china

[@tantanmustdie]

@@user-cq7zv4go9f *it's not a first world country. Most countries in the world aren't.

[@user-cq7zv4go9f]

@@tantanmustdie first world-third world are pretty outdated terms ngl

[@vladimirlenin843]

Chinese bureaucracy. The officials need meeting and discussion just so they can assemble a rescue mission the next day.

[@carrielu1772]

@@user-cq7zv4go9f 你有病吗？我有药💊

[@udaykovai428]

The organisers need to take the responsibility. Sad so many Young, no more.

[@harambeegardens8705]

This is so sad. Just innocent athletes. My heart goes out to their families. 💔

[@African.Diaspora.InLondonUK]

From London Brixton UK. This is so sad. Condolences to family + friends and to China. We are all shocked in the UK!

[@erichira]

Obviously the weather is uncontrollable no doubt but the sporting event is controllable and could have been stopped straight away

[@swollpenispok8172]

It was already raining when the event started. The event has a 1000 dollar admission fee and 1600 dollar reward for completion. So nobody was gonna turn back and lose their money for free.

[@vladimirlenin843]

They stopped it 3 hours after the hail started Which is the exact time it took to die from hypothermia.

[@petra_icelake]

The marathon should've been postponed then this wouldn't have happened.rest in peace. ☮️🕊️

[@andrewdoesyt7787]

The whether can chance suddenly without notice, plus they probably can’t afford extra precautions.

[@petra_icelake]

@@andrewdoesyt7787 you are not incorrect

[@orbitalpotato9940]

You cant control the weather

[@petra_icelake]

@@orbitalpotato9940 neither can you

[@orbitalpotato9940]

@@petra_icelake Exactly. You just answered your own question

[@brucelee3688]

You know why kids don't die from sporting events? Because kids just give up when tired or in pain. Adults often ignore all and continue to push forward

[@shaolin.r]

Or because sporting events for children tend to be less extreme. I’ve found that when I was playing sports as a younger child, myself and many around were extremely stubborn, especially when we got to a competitive sports level. Besides, the runners who died/were injured probably didn’t notice the hypothermia set in until they were almost dead. It’s basically a silent killer.

[@sadaf4165]

What world are we literally living in now? Since 2020 all we are hearing is people dying! I pray and hope that things get better for everyone very soon!!!!!!

[@JerBuster77]

People die everyday. This is nothing new.

[@cad1848]

@@JerBuster77 yes but in terrible cases like this? people are literally falling to the ground

[@bhavyavashisht5891]

More than 150k people die per day according to a report in 2017 so its not new though tragic and we are getting to hear about it alot due to covid.

[@asdkotable]

People not dying doesn't make for breaking news.

[@alphaomega9387]

@@JerBuster77 ofcourse but this is special kind of death thats why its news

[@YouToo510]

This is like not waiting for death to come to you, instead you go looking for it. How is this possible? What kind of management is this? No check points? No monitoring?

[@jimgu2578]

It was really unfortunate that extreme weather set in during the ultrathon. Future event organizers should take notes and add precautions for these kind of circumstances.

[@wangpaochen8569]

Its a crazy idea to do a Ultramarathon in May when the Spring weather is so unpredictable!!!! RIP to those who lost their lives.

[@rothcharmaine599]

That's so unfortunate-

[@ronnienam5010]

RIP to all the folk that who have died. Praying

[@dangutube5420]

For such a long distance marathon, shouldn't there be checkpoints somewhere along the way to check on the health and safety of the participants?

[@flyingcheeseball945]

"what's that" -china

[@nikosgee4991]

@@flyingcheeseball945 When I participated in a marathon game in Central China almost 2 years ago they set the route in a nice suburban highway and you got local media helicopters hovering around all the way down and it was like every other 1 kilometer they set a checkpoint for all the runners.

[@flyingcheeseball945]

@@nikosgee4991 was it an all Chinese national run? Or Did it have international attention?

[@nikosgee4991]

@@flyingcheeseball945 It was a city event held by the local sports Authority. I met tons of African professional athletes to win the money(you get 100k dollars if breaking the latest record). And I met a young couple from the US then had a nice talk with them about my experience living in Fairbanks Alaska.

[@flyingcheeseball945]

@@nikosgee4991 my point is. Since Taiwanman square. China makes an effort with anything with foreigners. If it's just locals. They're on their own

[@krapeevids6992]

The organizers of this event didn’t think this through too well

[@erikgrimaldo1187]

So sad to hear the runners die from being frozen

[@Yukiwodashite]

The mayor reading off a script doesn't sound remorseful, he sounds like he is going through the motions.

[@songsongsingasong]

How? That’s Chinese respect, looking down, flat tonality, a deep quick sincere bow. Do you know chinese culture? If not, don’t judge what you don’t know.

[@daniellew.292]

He certainly didn't, and yes I speak Chinese while understanding tonation, expression, cultural norms and everything, which I guess makes me "a competent commentor". P. S. if I may say so, one way to show "Chinese respect" is to leave polite replies below someone's neutral, harmless comment.

[@andyward8430]

This is the kind of thing that as a competition the people involved probably assumed their would be certain safety measures in place that clearly weren’t. I assume ultra marathons are more dangerous than the average sporting event due to the extreme nature, but losing 21 people in one event is the kind of thing that should lead to permanent changes going forward.

[@gamer-wd2qr]

Their should be a medic/ambulance on each 500m or km to avoid accident.

[@shubhankarchauhan]

Have you heard china made

[@mel_sj]

The fact the places they were running along are mountainous or wide spacious means when temperature drops and wind blows it gets cold really quickly.. they should have more emergency services on standby. Organiser doesnt even sound remorseful

[@ingodwetrust8195]

👍💯

[@snooslee6508]

Nothing like this has ever happened in history

[@pattyhtx]

That’s sad that they would let them run in those conditions!! prayers for those who passed and their families:(

[@WangYi9]

This is the first time I heard ultramarathon runners died .I am so shocked . RIP to those brave 21 runners 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@londonbloggermimia3107]

👍

[@hael1837]

R.I.P to the lives that were lost.

[@developer_014]

its really heartbreaking i hope my Chinese bros are staying safe and my prayers and wishes are with the victim's family🙏🏻

[@saitejareddy7857]

The world is suffering from corona and they are having marathon

[@gabyruiz5649]

How something like this could happen? I just don't get It.

[@GalacticalAmbassador]

They told me to keep pushing myself to my limits. So I died.

[@rothcharmaine599]

I mean, if they run, they must love running... At least they got here knowing they were doing what the loved to do-

[@andrewdoesyt7787]

Yes, they died doing what they loved.

[@ashleykim115]

Excitement got the better of them. They did love doing it though. They should have been more cautious of their body temperature

[@realismren7832]

They did do what they love and died doing it but, They could've done it more if they were more cautious.

[@andrewdoesyt7787]

@@ashleykim115 It can change suddenly, plus your body can be numb to the affect, before it’s too late.

[@ChyllOW]

@@ashleykim115 your body wont really feel the cold coz of the adrenaline and when you realize it is only when the hypothermia gets worse

[@Lovepreet_Singh93]

Its so sad. May the dead rest in Peace and those who are hurt have speedy recovery. Love and warm wishes from India .🇮🇳

[@dundun679]

This reminds again that nature is cruel and human lives are fragile, too fragile...

[@TheAmesAngel]

the event organizers should be ashamed. this should’ve have never happened in the first place.

[@ericcahu]

Ashamed? They should be lock up! It's call irresponsible and negligent. Unbelievable.

[@ignatiusryd2031]

@@ericcahu Their assets needs to be confisticated and given to the mourning families as a form of compensations.

[@semerahpadi4484]

They didn't expected this. If the weather is bad, 4th hen the runners should not have run in the first place. Quit pointing fingers.

[@mauropereira187]

These runners and the families of the deceased should sue the organizers for negligence and other stuff because they do have the chance to do so. But other than that RIP to the runners.

[@vladimirlenin843]

It's China tho

[@vladimirlenin843]

The organizer is the local government.

[@An_Enraged_Pig]

You can't sue in China, come on kido you should know this

[@mauropereira187]

@@An_Enraged_Pig I mean that was before I knew that the event was organized by the government, I thought it was organized by someone else.

[@varunmirasdar]

Rest in peace...your dedication shall not be forgotten

[@cr3237]

But why didnt the rescue operation start when they knew bad weather was setting in and halt the marathon?

[@thomashe2496]

21 out of 172 runners died, that's sad, let's pray for them

[@efraim6960]

The organizers should be held accountable.

[@singingcrow439]

For those who are saying the organizers were negligent and could have avoided this, i just want to point out in the description, they say the cold weather was unexpected, and that the forecast didn't mention it. It was an unexpected weather event, they couldn't have seen it coming, at least not before the race started. It should also be noted that the track seem to be on mountain terrain, which means A) they can't just get emergency vehicles to exactly where people were, except for helicopters. And B) even if they did decide to cancel the event once it got cold, it would be reasonably difficult to make contact with nearly 200 people in a timely manner (first you got to get ahead of everyone, which is difficult as you can't just track their every step with satellites, then you got to make all of them make it to you and dont drop before they get to you. Then there's getting them all OFF the mountain safely) Now I know it's easy to vilify the organizers because of "corporate greed", but try to actually do some research and not just assume the worse pf people when your only source is a 3 minute video. To be fair, I only watch the video myself so far, but I'm at least not generalizing people and thinking the worse of them. If someone can tell me of an article that proves the organizers overlook something, provide me the link and I'll take this all back. But even if that was the case, y'all too quick to judge.

[@danielfeng8422]

It's sad that most of the best athletes died.

[@theactualtruth4951]

So would rather have the "worst athletes" die?

[@m.mmotivationnnnsurvivor7151]

Always remember, humans have limits. Condolence to the 21 runner's family.

[@jenishardj4014]

Rest in peace for those who had died💕.

[@mrs.sherry]

So sad. I feel so bad for their families. My heart goes out to them.

[@imjustbeinghonest1301]

"The truth hurts more than a lie". Poor planning by the organizers. They should have adequate pit stops but unfortunately, the organizers cut corners.

[@orbitalpotato9940]

They did have pit stops but because of the sudden extreme weather changes, they ended up spaced too far apart

[@imjustbeinghonest1301]

@@orbitalpotato9940 As I have pointed out the organizer have inadequate pit stop. Sue the organizer.

[@aidenisweirdok123]

That is so dangerous making a random marathon in the wild

[@Anonymous-wy5dc]

This is not even close to the toughest ultras out there. It's borderline insane. I guess is in human nature to try to break the lines between possible and impossible.

[@saralakhanter6733]

RIP brave people. In India we are fighting covid to save people and realize how precious life is and how can the authorities be so careless and put brave people in danger like this. They need to be punished

[@toliet123]

Was there any weather check done beforehand? Or were they complacent enough to overlook it?

[@Greenwashing101]

hopefully after this, many organisers and participants as well would take safety first. 🙏🏽 devastating event and we cant always blame someone else.

[@maramai8215]

They are so young and must have children at home. Sincere condolences to the families who are devastated by this tragedy.

[@claudian4250]

Its a tradegy, but its due to sudden weather drop in mountainous area. Its a fact based on recollection/verifying with saved survivors. pls do not spin this further, have respect for the deceased.

[@JohnWick-jz6yx]

how? did the weather change suddenly?

[@cpa889900]

So there were no first aid stations setup along the course to assist the runners. Even if the weather unexpectedly changed, organizers along the course could have called for help. Lives could have been saved. No one was monitoring the runners. So sad

[@ChyllOW]

This is 100 Km marathon though, so yes it might get hard to setup first aids/station and stuff

[@sreeshanv9215]

Very tragic incident!! Condolences to all the family members of the deceased runners. RIP

[@kuaikukia]

And how the organizer didn't put someone scouting for safety protocol if something happen to runner that wanted seek help immediately

[@Kotaro1326]

I just don’t understand. In these kind of events isn’t there always people on motorcycles, cars, or choppers following the athletes?

[@helloworld2784]

@@Kotaro1326 This is a big marathon they should have those. So many things went wrong.

[@alimfuzzy]

@@Kotaro1326 normally they rely on checkpoints. But yeah once they haven't checked in at scheduled time or realised the temperature drop they could of raced to the people with bikes or drones with provisions to stay warm like emergency blankets until proper help arrived. Unless the cold happened so suddenly they died within minutes of temperature drop.

[@cainiaowu]

The temperature drop was too steep, there was a hail storm, most runners are scattered with no flare gun in those mountainous region.

[@brooksanderson2599]

This freeze in China is remarkably similar to, but much later in the season than, the record "hard" freeze of Texas, USA''s February 11 through February 20, 2021 one. That freeze killed about 150 persons and shut down the Texas' power grid for a week. The temperature difference between the Arctic Polar Vortex and middle latitudes is decreasing because the Arctic is warming twice as fast as middle latitudes. As the Northern Jet Stream slows and loses energy, it wobbles, and even breaks up and meanders like a slowing top. It then drifts southward dragging fridged Arctic air with it into lower latitudes, even south into Mexico. I was in Laredo, Texas, about one week afer the freeze and it had killed "fan palms" (Washingtonias) that were old when I first visited there in 1962. It also turned the South Texas winter crop into mush. Flooding destroyed two Chinese crops (on was a replant) in a row last year forcing the government to buy record amounts of grain from the USA and India. This freeze in China likely destrroyed crops too. We are in the midst of abrupt, irreversable, climate change and Earth's 8th mass extinction and it includes us. old geologist

[@yooghana1478]

The track is extremely dangerous, the event organizer didnt take proper measure about the weather too

[@winchesterchua3311]

Whose dumb idea was it to arrange this marathon in cold weather.

[@Rain-jz4zb]

Why did they organize it during such an extreme weather?!21 ppl lost their lives!!!That's such a tragedy!A tragedy which could hv been avoided if proper cautions were taken.I feel so bad for the families.

[@Hekeda]

But how many celcius How cold was it? I need to know

[@Ichigo-dh9rd]

My heart goes out to all the innocent souls that lost their lives 💐i

[@ChoosinUsername]

This is soo sad. These guys are people in top physical shape. Still injured and lost lives. The organisers should have made sure the route was safe and monitored all time with medical assistance. This shouldn't happen at a sporting event, they should have been prepared.

[@frbmp5100]

Do not ever underestimate mother nature. She's a serial killer.

[@Sarah-p2k9r]

She's not,humans are just getting what they deserve...you can't stop a weather but you can avoid it. If they know about the extreme cold,why bother doing a marathon? People are just simply dumb

[@algigirl]

This is beyond sports.

[@yorkiesweetpea23]

How the frig can this happen?!! What the heck were the organizers thinking?!! Ok, even if freak weather stormed in suddenly, then organizers should of gone out there IMMEDIATELY to rescue the people. For that many people to die, and ALL the rest of them needing emergency rescue, its absolutely unforgivable! My heart goes out to the family & friends of the victims. 😥

[@rjlee818]

No checkpoints for over 100 runners. Crazy!

[@aBc-123-XyZ]

My condolences to family and friends. Wonder if weather report was done prior to event. Rest In Peace.

[@s.c.7776]

In video description: "no extreme weather forecast on the day, according to a survivor"

[@cokabil8314]

running with those clothes in that weather , like c'mon ? no one checked the forecast ?

[@einsteinonblitz2345]

There's actually a survivor. He made sure to put on a coat, unlike the rest of the runners. When the weather became cold, he actually quit the marathon. Doctors told him if he didn't quit he wouldn't have survived.

[@fyy5998]

The rest of the survivors might not have a coat. They were unprepared because this was something unexpected

[@einsteinonblitz2345]

@@fyy5998 yeah, the student who survived planned ahead

[@fyy5998]

@@einsteinonblitz2345 yep

[@dallasyap3064]

Such a tragic event. Condolences to those who passed away.