Taiwan marathon organizers apologize after giving out prizes in the shape of a Chinese machine gun
- Organizers of a marathon in southern Taiwan apologized after winners received trophies shaped like a Chinese machine gun, a mistake that Legislator Hsu Chi-chieh called unintentional.
- Hsu Chi-chieh stated that the erroneous trophy design was due to negligence and promised to replace them promptly.
- The event, co-organized by the Fongshan Jogging Association, was held near military schools and involved Taiwan's Defense Ministry providing facilities.
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Marathon in Taiwan apologizes after delivering prizes in the form of a Chinese machine gun
The organizers of a marathon in southern Taiwan, including a member of the legislature, apologized on Sunday after delivering prizes in the form of a golden Chinese machine gun.

Taiwan marathon organizers apologize after giving out prizes in the shape of a Chinese machine gun
The organizers of a marathon in southern Taiwan, including a member of the self-governing island republic’s legislature, apologized Sunday after giving out prizes in the shape of a golden Chinese machine gun.
Taiwan Marathon organizers apologize for granting gun-shaped trophies
The organizers of a marathon in southern Taiwan issued an apology on Sunday after winners were accidentally granted type 95 automatic gun-outharms used by China's People's People Liberation Army-as prices, per prices per prices Taipei Times. The Fongshan Marathon, organized by the HSU office, took place in the Fongshan district in Kaohsiung, with routes that […]
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