Hong Kong 100 Ultra Marathon: China’s Meng overhauls record holder You to claim title, Chen seals women’s race
- Meng Guangfu and Chen Lin claim men’s and women’s titles in first race of inaugural World Trail Majors
- Mainland China athletes dominate weekend’s race across Hong Kong
Mainland Chinese athletes dominated the Anta Hong Kong 100 Ultra Marathon (HK100) last weekend, with Meng Guangfu and Chen Lin sealing first place in the men’s and women’s races.
The 14th edition of the HK100 started at 8am on Saturday with runners bearing hot and humid conditions for the race which also kick-started the World Trail Majors series.
Chen’s finishing time of 12 hours 44 minutes and 51 seconds was slower than the women’s track record of 11 hours and 28 minutes, but she blew away her second and third place compatriots.
Li Ying came second with a time of 13:39:30, while Wu Yuanyuan, who won the grand slam last year, finished third in 13:54:08.
Meng won the men’s race with a time of 10:16:56 despite being about nine minutes behind the eventual runner-up and course record holder, China’s You Peiquan, after 86km.
You was visibly exhausted as he crossed the finish line in 10:35:11. American Tyler Green sealed third place, just three minutes and one second behind You.