by maraadmin | Jan 17, 2016 | Asia, Events, Featured, Hong Kong, Kenya, News
Top finishers in the the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon early Sunday morning were unanimous in declaring the conditions the worst they had run in. But despite the monsoon rain, the men in particular put on a storming finale, which came down to a duel in the...
by maraadmin | Jan 26, 2015 | Ethiopia, Events, Featured, Hong Kong, News
In a major marathon upset, Kim Hye Gyong of the Democratic People’s Republic of (North) Korea won the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon early Sunday morning. In doing so, Kim beat the otherwise all-conquering East Africans, won the Asian championship, which was...
by maraadmin | Feb 24, 2013 | Featured, Hong Kong, Kenya, News
After two years of rehearsals and reversals, Julius Maisei of Kenya got it right the third time, and won the 17th edition of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday morning, in 2.14.18. Maisei had finished second here two years ago, and fourth, albeit just...
by maraadmin | Feb 5, 2012 | Ethiopia, Featured, Hong Kong, News
Losing a marathon by one second last year taught Dejere Abera of Ethiopia a lesson that he put to good use this morning, when he won the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon – an IAAF Bronze Label event – by less than a second. Indeed so tight and exciting was...
