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Karen Zeto proposes to her boyfriend after crossing the HK100 finish line. Photo: Karen Zeto and Mark Yu
Trail running and hiking

Wedding bells follow women’s silver as HK 100 star pops question at finish line

Full-time nurse Karen Zeto completes gruelling race despite tearing her ACL last August, then asks triathlete Mark Yu to marry her.

Climbing and mountaineering

US climber hopes ascent of Taipei 101 inspires others to use time in ‘best way’

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Trail running and hiking

Extraordinary end to Anta Guanjun Hong Kong 100 as winners finish hand in hand

Trail running and hiking

American Hong Kong 100 hopeful on ‘shameful’ US government and mastering Chopin

Multiple major champion Dakota Jones set for city debut, will be OK ‘whether I win or screw up’ but wants success for platform to speak up.

Dakota Jones, who has claimed multiple major trail and ultra-running race victories, is preparing for his Hong Kong debut. Photo: Foto Mo & Wood Hong
Dakota Jones, who has claimed multiple major trail and ultra-running race victories, is preparing for his Hong Kong debut. Photo: Foto Mo & Wood Hong
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.

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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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.

Some 74,000 runners took part across the three distances of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. Photo: Eugene Lee
Some 74,000 runners took part across the three distances of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong Marathon

Defending marathon champion Kipkemboi eyes course record as well as title

Bethwell Kipkemboi is back to defend his men’s Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon crown, as Bahrain’s Shitaye Eshete targets women’s gold.

Hong Kong Marathon

North Korean quintet among overseas runners invited for Hong Kong Marathon

Two runners from world’s top 100 will lead elite group in Sunday’s race, while popular Japanese athlete Yuki Kawauchi makes return.

Hong Kong Marathon

Standard Chartered Taipei Charity Marathon hands out medals with glaring typo

Runners who completed the race received medals with ‘marathon’ spelled as ‘marathan’, sparking derision online.

Finishers at the Standard Chartered Taipei Charity Marathon spotted a glaring typo on their medals. Photo: handout
Marathons

Marathon marks another mile in lifelong friendship for Hong Kong’s ‘Running Babes’

Members fly in from around the world for China Coast Marathon and to support friend’s 88th long-distance race.

Members of the ‘Running Babes’ get ready for the start of the Roads Scholar China Coast Marathon. Photo: Dickson Lee
Members of the ‘Running Babes’ get ready for the start of the Roads Scholar China Coast Marathon. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong Marathon

Runners struggling to prepare for upcoming Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon

Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground closed in June last year, Kowloon Bay Sports Ground closed this month for renovation.

Health & Fitness

Hong Kong tops global daily step rankings again, with average of more than 10,000

Report links position to city’s urban design and public transport network, making walking essential daily, and its strong hiking culture.

2026 Olympic Winter Games

Winter Olympics 2026 organisers have fixed problems with fake snow

The company responsible for delivering Olympic facilities said the snowboarding and freestyle skiing site will be ready by January 20.

The Games in Milan-Cortina run from February 6 to 22. Photo: Reuters
Marathons

China Coast Marathon a spectacular alternative to Standard Chartered Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s oldest marathon, the China Coast event differs from the city race a week later and will pose a gruelling challenge in Sai Kung.

High Island Reservoir and its Sai Kung surrounds will provide a challenging marathon course. Photo: Eugene Lee
High Island Reservoir and its Sai Kung surrounds will provide a challenging marathon course. Photo: Eugene Lee
IOC

IOC bigwigs say China should consider hosting both Summer, Winter Olympics again

Thomas Bach says ‘everyone loves to come to China’, while Juan Antonio Samaranch Jnr expects to see growth in Chinese winter sports.

Eileen Gu

Eileen Gu returns to scene of her Beijing Olympic triumphs – and wins again

The double Olympic champion heads an all-China podium in the freeskiing event in new Snow League.

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Swimming

Hong Kong has everything to be top spot for world’s open water swimmers: Edie Hu

With Hong Kong Island record falling days after marathon Lantau Island swim, Edie Hu thinks city could become a prime location for sport.

Waris Mills set a record for swimming around Hong Kong Island. Photo: Amy Miao
Waris Mills set a record for swimming around Hong Kong Island. Photo: Amy Miao
Oxfam Trailwalker

Cyclothon cancelled, Oxfam Trailwalker, rugby matches in Hong Kong called off

A host of weekend sporting events postponed or cancelled, while Hong Kong Jockey Club says Sunday’s racing will take place without a crowd.

Marathons

Hong Kong Streetathon organisers sorry for bag collection chaos, promise review

While costumed runners, ‘leaders’ race’ add to merriment, long uphill finish questioned by competitors.

Banking & finance

JPMorgan, DBS, Standard Chartered bosses swap deals for sneakers in charity run

Chairmen and CEOs join regulators and financiers in The Community Chest HKEX Gong Run to raise US$1.2 million.

Top bankers and regulators took part in The Community Chest HKEX Gong Run on Sunday. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Trail running and hiking

Hong Kong ultra-marathoner Ferdinand Tsang to sit out TransLantau this year

Last year’s 100km champ needs to ‘let my body rest’ after running at world championships with Tsang Chun-kit, who will run the 25km race.

Ferdinand Tsang wining the 2024 TransLantau 100km race last year. Photo: Handout
Ferdinand Tsang wining the 2024 TransLantau 100km race last year. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong sports

Video | This runner attempts 298km ultra-marathon 4 times

Looking back at her four attempts to complete the Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge, Sarah Pemberton shares how she navigates failure.

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Swimming

French couple training for record-breaking swim across the Atlantic

Matthieu Witvoet and Chloe Leger Witvoet aim to swim 2,360 miles from Cape Verde to Guadeloupe.

Marathons

Olympic champion Hassan and Kiros smash course records to win Sydney Marathon

Decision to skip World Athletics Championships pays off for Sifan Hassan in utterly dominant display.

Netherlands’s Sifan Hassan celebrates as she crosses the finish line in the 2025 Sydney Marathon. Photo: AFP
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