On March 15, a bizarre mix-up unfolded in front of the finish line at the Chongqing Wanzhou marathon: the imminent winner, Sheng Xueli, was blocked by an official and then forcibly pushed onto the adjacent half marathon course. After a brief struggle, the official finally realized the athlete he had blocked was not in the half marathon field, and the champion was able to return to the course and cross the finish line again. After the race, the organizing committee explained that rain had obscured the official's view, which ultimately caused the confusion at the finish line. The official immediately apologized to the champion, and the athlete raised no objection to the incident, but because there was clearly an error in the official's work, the committee submitted a report on the matter to the Chinese Athletics Association. Ultimately, the Chongqing Athletics Association decided to suspend the official involved for one year and issued a disciplinary announcement. #marathon#officials#finishlineMoment#TrailRunningBigBang