If it weren't for running, Gi Ka-man would probably be on a different path in life. The long-distance runner has represented Hong Kong and started his own athletic club, but he took a winding road to get there.
Gi, 28, grew up in Yuen Long where his family owned a grocery store. He started smoking in Form One and often skipped class in secondary school.
'I was bored with school. Every time I opened my textbooks, I felt sleepy,' he says.
'I didn't feel motivated; I preferred to hang out with my friends off campus.'
But Gi finally found a purpose at CCC Kei Long College after his friends introduced him to running.
'I had to repeat Form Three, and that year, my friends at school took me to the running track. The coach asked me to run 1,500 metres, and he was amazed how fast I was,' Gi says.
