Chow Yun-fat steals show as 8,000 run ‘perfect’ inaugural Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Half Marathon
- Organising chairman touts success of ‘great event’ but admits ‘there are things we can take a closer look at if we are to do it again next year’
- Kenya’s Geoffrey Toroitich crowned men’s champion as Sarah Chelangat of Uganda wins women’s race, with both earning US$10,000 in prize money
Celebrities and elite athletes alike were among thousands of runners who turned out for Sunday’s inaugural Bank of China Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Half Marathon, with organisers touting the event’s “perfect execution”.
Kenya’s Geoffrey Toroitich won the 21km men’s race in one hour, one minute and 38 seconds, and Sarah Chelangat of Uganda took the women’s crown in 1:08.04, with both earning US$10,000 (HK$78,000) in prize money.
But it was local acting star Chow Yun-fat who drew the biggest cheers at the finish line on the Hong Kong section of the bridge.
The 67-year-old Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star, who completed the 10km event at February’s Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, finished his first half marathon in 2:27.56.
Organising committee chairman Simon Yeung Sai-mo was already turning his mind to doing it all over again after giving staff and officials “100 marks” for their efforts.
