One runner in critical condition after Hong Kong Marathon; 31 competitors taken to hospital

A total of 32 competitors were taken to hospital, compared to 27 last year, with 13 having been discharged as of ​9pm on Sunday.

There were five people in serious condition and 13 people in stable condition on Sunday evening. Earlier, three people were listed as critical but the condition of two of them have since improved.

The runner who was still in critical condition was a 50-year-old who ran in the 10km race and who was in the intensive care unit at Eastern Hospital – after being transferred from Ruttonjee Hospital – having lost consciousness after six kilometres of the race.

The other two – a 51-year-old man at Queen Mary who ran in the full marathon, and a 28-year-old man at Queen Elizabeth who ran in the half marathon – have been sent back to the wards.

“We have sent people to the hospital for an update but it’s up to the hospital to release any new information,” said Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association chairman Kwan Kee.