十余名少年严寒天气赤膊奔跑引热议

Recently, photos posted online showing a group of shirtless teenagers running outside in the freezing cold of Beijing have stirred up heated discussions among Chinese netizens.

最近，网上发布的一组一群赤膊少年在北京寒冷的天气里奔跑的照片，引发了中国网友激烈的讨论。

The 15 schoolboys, naked from the waist up, wore only jogging pants, sprinting to the finish line at Olympic Park in Beijing last Saturday, a day when temperatures in the city fell to -10℃.

上周六，北京的气温低至零下10度，在北京奥林匹克公园，15名男生光着上身，只穿了一条慢跑裤，向着终点线冲刺。

A local educational institution set up the "shirtless running campaign", and the organizer insisted that running in cold weather can help strengthen the will of youngsters.

这是北京一家教育机构发起的“赤膊跑步运动”，组织者坚持认为在寒冷的天气里跑步有助于磨砺青少年的意志。

All the young runners had on sports headbands decorated with the Chinese words nan zi han, which mean "a real man", while taking part in the activity.

所有参加比赛的年轻选手都戴着印有“男子汉”字样的运动发带。

"There were supposed to be 40 children participating in the run, but some quit later because the sudden drop in temperature worried their parents," said a teacher from the institution.

该机构的一名老师表示：“本来应该有40个孩子参加这次跑步活动，但开跑前突如其来的降温，让一些家长很担心，于是一些孩子退出了。”

"Children who sign up to run can withstand more both from physical and mental perspectives," said the teacher.

这位老师称：“报名参加跑步的孩子，无论在身体还是心理方面都是可以承受的。”

according to the organizer, recruitment opened on its official social media platform with voluntary sign-ups.

据主办方透露，招募是在其官方社交媒体平台上进行的，并且都是自愿报名。

While supporters applauded the "shirtless running campaign" as they believed it could help hone the willpower of these teenagers, those in opposition concerned about the children's health.

虽然支持者对“赤膊上阵运动”表示赞赏，因为他们相信这有助于磨砺这些青少年的意志力，但那些反对者们则担心孩子们的健康。

"Children nowadays are spoiled too much, so it is a good thing if they have opportunities to toughen up. But this should be done according to objective rules, rather than in a reckless way or performed as a stunt," said the father of a 5-year-old.

一位5岁孩子的父亲表示：“现在的孩子娇生惯养比较多，应该有一些机会让他们接受更多磨练。但磨练还是要符合客观规律，而不是蛮干，也不能通过一种博眼球的方式。”