{
  "id": 20131915,
  "title": "700 swimmers left stranded after strong currents force early end to Victoria Harbour Race",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/700-swimmers-left-stranded-after-strong-currents-force-early-end-to-20131915",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T06:54:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3374475/700-swimmers-left-stranded-after-strong-currents-force-early-end-victoria-harbour-race"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Victoria Harbour Race on Sunday ended in chaos and disappointment for almost 800 swimmers, after organisers cancelled the final waves of amateur competitors and even pulled some from the water with the finish line in sight. With the 10.30am cut-off time fast approaching, the fourth batch of leisure swimmers, numbering around 700, were left on dry land when organisers pulled the plug at…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}