Hong Kong distance runner Wong Wan-chun fears Nike sponsorship issue could derail Paris Olympics bid
- Wong finishes in top 100 at Cross Country Worlds a week after Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon.
- The 27-year-old is ‘under a lot of pressure’ with Nike providing ‘unsuitable’ training gear and unwilling to terminate deal
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Hong Kong multiple record holder Wong Wan-chun finished in the top 100 at the World Athletics Cross Country Championships at Mount Panorama in Bathurst, Australia on Saturday, despite dealing with a sponsorship issue that is threatening his running career.
There were 118 participants, with 109 finishing the 10-kilometre course in gruelling hot weather, with the 27-year-old Wong coming home 93rd in 36 minutes and 36 seconds, nearly three minutes faster than he did in the 2019 edition.
Uganda’s 22-year-old Jacob Kiplimo, the world record holder for the half marathon and the Tokyo Olympic 10,000m bronze medallist, won the race in 29:17.
He beat out his countryman and defending champion Joshua Cheptegei, who finished third in 29:37, and Berihu Aregawi, who took second place in 29:26.
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