Hong Kong’s Chow Yun-fat revels in half-marathon, finishes in under 2½ hours

Dim sum on the menu as post-race treat, film star says, as he praises ‘perfect’ weather for Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon

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Chow Yun-fat at the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon finish line. Photo: Edmond So

Published: 3:51pm, 9 Feb 2025Updated: 4:31pm, 9 Feb 2025

Film star Chow Yun-fat finished Hong Kong’s half-marathon in under 2½ hours on Sunday and said he was looking forward to feasting on snacks and dim sum as treats after the exhausting effort.

“Seems like it was a triple deuce,” he joked, referring to the finishing time on his watch of two hours and 22 minutes for the 21km version of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, with a subtle nod to his role in the God of Gamblers movie franchise.

Official records gave the 69-year-old’s finishing time as two hours, 24 minutes and 33 seconds.

Film star Chow Yun-fat posing with other runners. Photo: Edmond So

A keen runner and frequent participant in the annual event, Chow was in high spirits and stopped occasionally to take photos with fans.

“The weather today was perfect, it’s nice and cool and very comfortable ... and I got a good result this year,” he said.

Asked about any post-race treats, the superstar actor simply said he would opt for a bowl of imitation shark fin soup – a street snack staple.

He said he enjoyed Hong Kong’s marathon the most as “you get to have good dim sum afterwards”, but added he might consider running races overseas.