'When the Marathon Wins, Cows'Fish, Goose, and Rooster are also offered prizes
Dec 10, 2024
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In addition, some ranked participants were given goose and rooster as gifts.
According to the Chongqing Daily, a Chinese media outlet, and the South China Morning Post, a marathon was held in Nongan County, Changchun, Jilin Province, on the 3rd. The competition was held with a half marathon and a 5km course.
What was unusual was that the winner was given a cow, and the second and third place was given expensive natural fish as an injury.
In addition, the 4th to 20th place received goose or rooster, and the 30th place later took home 10kg of rice or whole wheat flour. The top 50 runners received cash and other prizes together.
The event organizers said "The winner can take the cow home or exchange it for 6,000 yuan (about 1.18 million) in cash""We provided local agricultural products as products to promote specialties and induce participation in the competition through this," he explained."
Earlier last month, a living goose was awarded to the top 18 runners at the 'Luan Marathon' held in Anhui Province.
Similarly, in the football final of the 'Village Super League' held in Guizhou last year, various local specialties such as chickens, geese, sheep, pigs, and cows appeared at the awards ceremony, making headlines.
Netizens will have to buy train tickets for cattle transportation if the winner comes from another city?" posted comments such as.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
