Tomokazu Ihara is sprayed with champagne after arriving first at the green postbox in Mui Wo, the finishing point of the 298km Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge. Photo: Josephine Ma
Tomokazu Ihara is sprayed with champagne after arriving first at the green postbox in Mui Wo, the finishing point of the 298km Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge. Photo: Josephine Ma

Hong Kong 298km Four Trails: Tomokazu Ihara’s incredible act of sportsmanship on way to second finish

  • Ihara stops to help ‘cold, confused’ runner going in wrong direction, showing true spirit of the event over Lunar New Year
  • ‘It wasn’t about the race any more,’ says Ihara, who still ‘finished’ for the second time, arriving at green postbox in Mui Wo first

Tomokazu Ihara is sprayed with champagne after arriving first at the green postbox in Mui Wo, the finishing point of the 298km Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge. Photo: Josephine Ma
Tomokazu Ihara is sprayed with champagne after arriving first at the green postbox in Mui Wo, the finishing point of the 298km Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge. Photo: Josephine Ma
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