China will put in more efforts to keep running races clean after a flurry of scandals clouded over marathons in the country, said a top official of the Chinese Athletics1 Association (CAA) on Thursday.
中国田径协会一位高层官员周四表示，中国将为保持马拉松赛事的纯净做出更多努力。
CAA
vice2 president Wang Nan made the remarks at the 3rd China Marathon Expo, days before the IAAF gold label Xiamen Marathon, which is to see 35,000 runners to compete in the
coastal3 city in southeastern China.
China has seen a boom of marathon races in recent years. In 2011, China only hosted 22 running events nationwide, but the number soared to 1,102 in 2017, according to the association.
But with the rising popularity, a number of problems also came in such as cheating by runners and unprofessional behaviors of the organizers.
"Despite widespread debate on recent
controversies4, most people focus on how rules and regulations to be observed rather than simply
rant5 and
rave6 at
delinquent7 runners or organizers," Wang said.
"Last year saw the tipping point of China's marathon development, which is switching from high-speed boom towards a
trajectory8 of
viable9 and quality development," Wang added.
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