Hubei province, recently cancelled the women's 3-thousand-meter race and the men's 5-thousand-meter race at its university games.

位于湖北省武汉的华中科技大学近日取消了该校运动项目中的女子3000米赛和男子5000米赛。

Prior to this, many colleges in Beijing, Nanjing and Xi'an also cancelled their long-distance races. One university official says it's because many students lack the stamina to finish the demanding course and ill-prepared runners could suffer injury or even death after the intense physical activity.

在此之前，北京，南京，西安等地的许多高校就已经取消了这些长跑项目。一位大学官员说取消这些项目是因为许多学生缺乏完成长跑的毅力，而且参赛运动员在准备不当的情况下还有可能受伤甚至在剧烈运动后导致死亡。