Hong Kong Marathon to welcome 4,000 extra runners in 2019 event

The Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon will welcome 4,000 more marathon runners in 2019 as organisers seek to foster a long-distance running culture in town. The annual Hong Kong showpiece, which will take place on February 17, will cater to a record 22,500 marathon runners, while the total number of runners will remain at 74,000. “There is always a great demand for the event and most of all we want to develop a culture for marathon running,” said Hong Kong Athletic Association chairman Kwan Kee. “The annual event has been running over 20 years and it’s time we produced more runners in the marathon category.” The marathon is the only road event among the three distances that is included at major games such as the Olympics and Asian Games, which sees the quota for the two others – the half-marathon and 10km run – reduced.

posted Wednesday August 15th