18-year-old student-athlete Aryan Sidhu is out to change the city’s perception of South Asians after being crowned city’s No 1 1,500m youth – ‘maybe I can help that’.

Lui easily wins the Series 3 100-metre hurdles at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground on Hong Kong’s hottest day since records began in 1880s.

The part-time model could only manage a jump of 1.70 metres at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground and is unlikely to be selected for the China National Games.

Leung’s 7.70m was his best result in two years while high jump queen Cecilia Yeung continues to impress since recovering from an Achilles tendon injury.

Hong Kong’s top women’s hurdler clocks 13.49 seconds in the heats for her fourth best result ever as she continues to chase her Olympics dream.

The Hong Kong record holder is unlikely to make it to the Games through ranking or qualifying mark so he needs to convince selectors he is deserving of a wild card.

She arrives at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground at 8.30am expecting to run in the heats but ends up waiting five hours to win the straight final.

The 26-year-old sees her ranking drop to 106 from 35 because of a lack of competition caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hong Kong record holder limited to four attempts rather than the usual six after organisers changed the rules as precautionary health measure.

The part-time model is among the 200-plus entry list for this weekend’s HKAAA preseason trial at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground and has her sights set on China National Games in September.

Officials will ask World Athletics for permission to hold the meet early next year but the government will have final say.

The two-day competition at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground from December 19-20 can offer valuable ranking points towards Tokyo Games qualification

The two-day trials at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground observe social distancing rules as the first domestic meet in 10 months goes ahead.

Event was originally scheduled for three weeks ago but was called off after a failure to reach agreement on pandemic safety measures.

Tokyo Olympic hopeful finishes 49th out of 105 starters in Poland in her first race for almost a year due to the pandemic – ‘I had to run at least 10 seconds faster’.

More than 200 athletes including Christy Yiu, Vera Lui and Chan Ming-tai were scheduled to compete for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak

William Hill, who was a torch bearer when the Tokyo Olympic flame arrived in Hong Kong, was named Athlete of the Year winner for two consecutive years in 1964 and 1965.

Hong Kong Athletics will stage later National Championships after Tokyo 2020 move; organisers hope larger overseas contingent can boost performance of local athletes chasing Olympic tickets.

Lui wins first race after winter training camp with personal best in 60 metre hurdles and qualifies for February’s Asian Indoor Championships

Hong Kong’s top hurdler didn’t have a lead up race going into final after heat was cancelled when two runners turned up late at Wan Chai Sports Ground