Trieste Marathon Revoked Ban on African Athletes in Half-Marathon
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The organisers of a half-marathon in Triste, Italy, have announced that they are reversing their previous decision to exclude African athletes. They claimed that the initial choice to only allow Europeans to run was made in order to highlight the exploitation of African athletes. However, after facing widespread criticism and even accusations of racism over the issue they have now lifted the ban.
宣布 to announce
质疑 to call into question
歧视 to discriminate
初衷 initial intention
剥削 to exploit
宣布 to announce
質疑 to call into question
歧視 to discriminate
初衷 initial intention
剝削 to exploit
意大利北部城市的里雅斯特的半程马拉松赛组织者法比奥·卡里尼宣布，该比赛将邀请非洲运动员参加。
这与他之前在一家全国性报纸上发表的声明背道而驰，该声明称，他们「决定今年只接受欧洲运动员参赛」。
这个最初的决策引起了民众的愤怒和质疑，他们指责组织者的这种行为涉嫌种族歧视。
意大利左翼党秘书尼古拉·弗拉图亚尼评论道:「很显然，这一决策违背了体育竞技精神、价值观和道德准则。」
卡里尼称，禁止非洲运动员参赛的初衷是为了引起人们对非洲职业运动员交易的关注。
据CNN的报导，他声称非洲参赛运动员被剥削已经到了不可接受的程度。
目前，意大利田径联合会已经开始对此事展开调查，此事争议仍在持续发酵中。
意大利副总理就此事发表声明，称法比奥此举目的虽然正确，但做法欠妥。
義大利北部城市的里雅斯特的半程馬拉松賽組織者法比奧·卡里尼宣布，該比賽將邀請非洲運動員參加。
這與他之前在一家全國性報紙上發表的聲明背道而馳，該聲明稱，他們「決定今年只接受歐洲運動員參賽」。
這個最初的決策引起了民眾的憤怒和質疑，他們指責組織者的這種行為涉嫌種族歧視。
義大利左翼黨秘書尼古拉·弗拉圖亞尼評論道:「很顯然，這一決策違背了體育競技精神、價值觀和道德準則。」
卡里尼稱，禁止非洲運動員參賽的初衷是為了引起人們對非洲職業運動員交易的關注。
據CNN的報導，他聲稱非洲參賽運動員被剝削已經到了不可接受的程度。
目前，義大利田徑聯合會已經開始對此事展開調查，此事爭議仍在持續發酵中。
義大利副總理就此事發表聲明，稱法比奧此舉目的雖然正確，但做法欠妥。
Fabio Carini, organiser of a half-marathon located in Trieste northern Italy, has announced that the race will in fact be inviting African athletes to participate.
This goes against a previous statement he made to a national newspaper that they had “decided only to take European athletes” this year.
This initial decision caused anger and disbelief from many, who accused the organiser of racist actions.
Nicola Fratoianni, the secretary of the Italian Left party, commented: “It is evident that this choice goes against every rule, value, and ethical code of the world of sport.”
Carini said that the initial choice to exclude Africans was made in order to bring awareness to what he called a “trade” in professional African athletes.
CNN reported that he claimed that Africans runners are being exploited to an unacceptable degree.
The Italian Federation of Athletics has begun an investigation into the matter as heated discussions continue around Italy.
The deputy prime minister commented on the incident, saying that although Fabio was correct to point out problems faced by African athletes, he chose the wrong way to do it.
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