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Pedrey Ng (left) and Doo Hoi-kem lost to China’s Qin Yuxuan and Zong Geman in the WTT Contender Muscat women’s doubles final on Saturday. Photo: WTT
World Table Tennis (WTT)

Hong Kong’s Doo misses out on second title in a row after loss at Oman WTT event

Defeat for Doo and fellow Hongkonger Pedrey Ng to Chinese pair comes after her singles semi-finals loss the day before.

Fencing

Hong Kong fencing star Ryan Choi welcomes ‘exciting and refreshing’ new generation

2026 Olympic Winter Games

From roller skates to ice, Hongkonger Kwok’s dream runs to Milano-Cortina

World Table Tennis (WTT)

Hong Kong star Doo reaches doubles final, loses singles semi-final at WTT event in Oman

City’s top women’s player teams up with Ng Wing-lam to upset China’s top-seeded pair in the semis, soon after gruelling singles quarter-final.

Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem (right) and Ng Wing-lam beat China’s top-seeded pair on Friday in the WTT Contender Muscat tournament in Oman. Photo: WTT
Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem (right) and Ng Wing-lam beat China’s top-seeded pair on Friday in the WTT Contender Muscat tournament in Oman. Photo: WTT
Australian Open

Australian Open: Hong Kong champs Mboko, Bublik make history; Alcaraz, Gauff win

Latest winners in city get to fourth round while men’s top seed steps up bid for maiden Melbourne title with win in 100th grand slam match.

World Table Tennis (WTT)

Hong Kong’s Doo Hoi-kem, Wong Chun-ting make WTT Contender Muscat singles last 8

Pair have only individual glory to chase after following up mixed doubles title win in Qatar with first-round loss in Oman.

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Fencing

Hong Kong’s wealth of young fencing talent gives coach Koenig optimism for future

Coaching mastermind, who has recently become a permanent resident, says the promising future is part of the reason he has decided to stay.

Hong Kong men’s foil head coach Greg Koenig (left) says the team must have the attitude that “every team we fence is scared of us”. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong men’s foil head coach Greg Koenig (left) says the team must have the attitude that “every team we fence is scared of us”. Photo: Handout
Trail running and hiking

Anta Guanjun Hong Kong 100: Chinese runner Wu vows ‘no regrets’ in title defence

Also competing in the ‘Grand Sam’, three daunting trail races over same number of days, is a 12-strong team from Mexico.

Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

Hong Kong speedskating duo eager to compete against world’s best at Olympics

Darren Kwok, who was a reserve four years in Beijing, and Joey Lam are in South Korea for their final preparations.

Hong Kong police

Police probe child abuse report after man runs with baby in Hong Kong Marathon

The force reached out to the runner and is arranging a time for him to return to the city to assist with investigation, an insider says.

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A widely circulated social media video, apparently shot by another runner, shows the man jogging with the infant strapped to his chest. Photo: Handout
Triathlon

Hong Kong triathlon seeing National Games legacy benefits, rules out Haughey move

Sport introduced to school programmes and competitor numbers increase, but head coach Andrew Wright issues note of caution.

Bailee Brown (left), Oscar Coggins, Cade Wright and Robin Elg (back to camera) after capturing National Games mixed-relay silver. Photo: Eugene Lee
Bailee Brown (left), Oscar Coggins, Cade Wright and Robin Elg (back to camera) after capturing National Games mixed-relay silver. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong Marathon

Man running while carrying baby during Hong Kong Marathon stopped, told to leave

A widely circulated video on social media shows the man with a baby strapped to his chest running along the West Kowloon Highway.

World Table Tennis (WTT)

Hong Kong’s Wong and Doo end mixed doubles drought, win Doha table tennis crown

Wong Chun-ting and Doo Hoi-kem seal WTT Star Contender Doha title with 3-1 win over South Korean pair. Macau’s Zhu Yuling unbeaten in 2026.

Hong Kong Marathon

Hong Kong Marathon organisers to look into turning event into 2-day affair

Huge number of applications is an issue that needs to be addressed, they say, but so is disruption to the city caused by just one race day.

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Almost all of the 74,000 runners who were awarded a place in the race, out of 120,000 applicants, turned up, organisers said. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong Marathon

Hong Kong pair hope half-marathon finishes can give Asian Games dreams a boost

Gi Ka-man and Crystal Vut both finish on the podium, and in the twilight of their careers are chasing one last hurrah in Japan this September.

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China’s Chen Yufan wins the men’s half-marathon. Photo: Dickson Lee
China’s Chen Yufan wins the men’s half-marathon. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong Marathon

Wong Tsz-to, Tsang Hiu-tung not getting carried away with 10km wins

In race that also featured movie star Chow Yun-fat, Hong Kong triathlete Wong repeats 2023 victory, while Tsang wins for third straight year.

Hong Kong Marathon

Hong Kong Marathon winner Belachew reignites city love affair, vows to return

Women’s crown goes to Shitaye Eshete, local pride for Virginia Lo and Wong Wan-chun as they cross first among home runners.

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Hong Kong Marathon

Runners who missed out on Hong Kong Marathon complete Happy Valley ‘invitational’

With almost half of applicants unable to get a spot in Sunday’s event, a few do the next best thing – it’s still running, organiser says.

Trainer Michael Sik leads a small group of running enthusiasts around the outer track at Happy Valley Racecourse. Photo: Chieu Luu
Trainer Michael Sik leads a small group of running enthusiasts around the outer track at Happy Valley Racecourse. Photo: Chieu Luu
Hong Kong Marathon

Melaku Belachew, Shitaye Eshete claim Hong Kong Marathon crowns - as it happened

Melaku Belachew wins men’s race for second time, while Bahrain’s Shitaye Eshete goes close to breaking women’s mark set in 2019.

Hong Kong Marathon

In pictures: youngsters compete in new youth race ahead of Hong Kong Marathon

Aimed at youths aged between 10 and 15 years old, the run covered 2km and started and finished at Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground.

From our archives

On This Day | Drama in Hong Kong’s first international marathon in 1969 – SCMP archive

Ahead of Sunday’s Hong Kong Standard Chartered Marathon, we look back at Hong Kong’s first international marathon, more than 55 years ago.

Runners taking part in the Tin Tin international marathon at Yuen Long Stadium in the New Territories on December 14, 1969. Photo: SCMP
Fencing

Hong Kong’s young fencers continue medal streak at FIE Junior and Cadet World Cups

Foil fencer Harris Ho Shing-him claimed gold in Madrid and female foil fencer Fan Bo-yee won silver in Tbilisi.

Harris Ho Shing-him beat competitors from Oman, Israel, China, two of his teammates and Canada’s Jia Bao Xu in the final. Photo: Fencing Association of Hong Kong, China
Harris Ho Shing-him beat competitors from Oman, Israel, China, two of his teammates and Canada’s Jia Bao Xu in the final. Photo: Fencing Association of Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong racing

What’s in a name? When it comes to racehorses it depends on the language

Superstition and fortune-telling also play a big role in picking names, with one owner even naming a horse after the family’s pet.

Hong Kong Marathon

Local runner ‘nervous, fearful’ about competing in Hong Kong Marathon blindfolded

Marco Wong will be aided by a deaf guide and Lukas Wambua Muteti, the 2014 Bangkok Marathon champion.

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World Snooker

World Grand Prix will have Kai Tak home until 2029, but will O’Sullivan ever come?

Mercurial Englishman is on the list of top 32 players expected to compete, while Robertson, Trump, Selby and Zhao will play in Hong Kong.

Defending champion Neil Robertson will return to Hong Kong for the World Grand Prix. Photo: Dickson Lee
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