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Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2016

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The weather might have been unfamiliar, but one thing remained the same at the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon as West African runners dominated.

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The conditions were unfamiliar, but the results the same as African runners dominated the 20th anniversary edition of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday.

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Hong Kong Marathon traffic disruption to be worse this year due to new race routes, officials warn

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All heart: HKU researchers offer first-time marathon runners free check-up in bid to reduce cardiac arrests

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Hong Kong Marathon adds 1,000 extra runners thanks to new route up Nathan Road

Organisers of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon have managed to squeeze in an extra 1,000 runners for next year's race, taking the total to 74,000, after eliminating a bottleneck in Canton Road.

Runners Fung Kam-hung, Chong Bing-ying, Christy Yiu, Tsui Chi-kin and Galen Lam at the marathon launch.Photo: David Wong
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Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2016
The 2016 Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon is the 20th edition of the popular running event, founded in 1997, held on January 17th 2016.  
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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