Birkhoff ergodic Theorem proof: why is this set measurable?

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I'm trying to understand the first claim in the proof of the Birkhoff ergodic theorem.

The setup is:

  • $T$ is measure-preserving on a $\sigma$-finite measure space $(\Omega, \mathcal{F}, \mu)$,

  • $f: \Omega \to \mathbf{R}^*$ is a measurable function, and

  • $r<s$ are rational.

Why is the set of points $x$ such that $$\liminf \left[ \frac{1}{n} \sum_{i=0}^{n-1} f(T^i(x))\right] < r < s < \limsup \left[ \frac{1}{n} \sum_{i=0}^{n-1} f(T^i(x))\right]$$ measurable?