Thousands take to Hong Kong’s roads as Streetathon returns with marathon added to charity event
- More than 15,000 runners compete in marathon, half-marathon and 10km races, as event returns for first time since 2020
- Organisers say nearly 2,000 overseas competitors took part in races that took athletes past some of city’s most famous landmarks
More than 15,000 runner took to the city’s roads on Sunday, as the Hong Kong Streetathon returned for the first time in three years.
Organisers said nearly 2,000 competitors had come from overseas for the event, which included a marathon, half-marathon and 10km race, and took athletes from Hong Kong’s central district to East Kowloon, passing some of its most notable landmarks along the way.
Altogether 15,224 runners took part, with 3,179 signed up for the marathon, and 4,008 more for the half marathon, which started at the Island Eastern Corridor near East Coast Park. The 10km start line was in Lohas Park.
Andes Leung Pak-hang, the co-founder and CEO of race organisers Run Our City, said initial feedback from runners had been “very positive”, although not everyone agreed.
This year marked the first time the event included a marathon, which started in the dark at 5am, and Leung admitted there was room for improvement.
“This is the first time we run around Victoria Harbour to promote Hong Kong to overseas or non-Hong Kong runners,” he said. “We also had a new 10k route that went past some of the city’s major building sites.
