Hong Kong's Choi Ki-ho moved up one position into third place overall in the Tour of Taihu on the mainland after four stages, with teammate Cheung King-lok fifth. The cyclists, both 21, finished in the leading peloton in three hours, 34 minutes and 26 seconds after the 114-kilometre circuit stage in Liyang yesterday. Milan Kadlec of the Czech Republic still leads the general classification with an overall time of 11 hours, 59 minutes and 16 seconds, while Choi is 14 seconds behind. The eight-stage tour continues today with a 114km ride from Yixing to Bamboo Forest Park. Chan Kin-wa

James Kwambai stormed to victory in the Seoul Marathon for the second year running yesterday, winning by almost five minutes to lead a Kenyan 1-2-3. The 29-year-old won his fourth marathon in two hours, five minutes and 50 seconds and was wrapped up and getting warm by the time countryman Chebon Chebor crossed the line in 2:10:24. Benjamin Kolum took third place with a time of 2:10:35. Reuters