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Lim Shyang Guey, a Malaysian runner, at Victoria Park, in Hong Kong. Lim is preparing to run 2,200km around Peninsular Malaysia starting on March 28 in honour of his late wife, who passed away from cancer. Photo: Edmond So
Wellness

His wife died from cancer. Now, he is running 2,200km to honour her memory

Today, Lim Shyang Guey starts a 90-day campaign to fulfil a dream he shared with his wife, Goh Joo Lee, running up to 35km a day.

Health & Fitness

Obstacle course racing is heading to the Olympics – are Hong Kong’s ninjas ready?

Wellness

Why these common painkillers might be bad news for long distance runners

Wellness

She broke Hong Kong powerlifting records. Now she’s battling bad health advice

Jaclyn Hei Tsang is on a mission to debunk online health myths and unfounded advice by setting the record straight on her Instagram page.

Tsang in training in Stockholm, Sweden ahead of a competition in 2023. Photo: instagram.com/jaclyn.tsang
Wellness

Hong Kong callisthenics athlete on the sport’s benefits for body and mind

Yau Ka-wing went from ‘nerd’ to ripped Hong Kong representative at contests in Asia and Europe. He shares why callisthenics is so accessible.

Wellness

How running helped with a break-up and led to AI-backed Silk Road trek plan

Beijing-born Ria Xi turned her heartbreak into a new career and an inspiring mission to run from Russia to Portugal, using AI as her coach.

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Nepal

‘History has vanished with him’: last link to Everest’s first summit dies at 92

Kanchha Sherpa was among the 35 members of the team that put Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa guide Tenzing Norgay atop the peak on May 29, 1953.

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Kanchha Sherpa, a member of the expedition team that placed Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on the summit of the world’s highest mountain, gestures during a celebration in Kathmandu in 2013. Photo: AFP
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022

China’s Su Yiming ‘happy to be first in world’ to perform dual 1980-degree spins

Olympic champion snowboarder ‘still pretty dizzy’ as he posts footage of the spins at the Stomping Grounds Project in Switzerland.

Eileen Gu

Skier Eileen Gu injured in ‘very terrible accident’ while training

Gu posted update on Weibo as she prepares to undergo tests which will reveal full extent of injury.

Wellness

What to do at Hong Kong Fitness and Wellness Expo 2025, biggest yet

Among its many attractions, FWE Hong Kong 2025 will include Hyrox races featuring stars such as Physical 100’s Hong Beom-seok.

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South Korean athlete Hong Beom-seok competes during the Hyrox Open Asian Championships at the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong in 2024. He will be competing again at this year’s event. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong sports

Hong Kong trio to tackle 300km row from Ibiza to Barcelona for cancer charity

Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club members expect to battle Mediterranean Sea for five days.

Members of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club (RHKYC), Alastair Kelly (left) and Doug Irwin will tackle the Noman Mediterranean Ocean Rowing Races. Photo: Tomoaki Katsuba
Eileen Gu

Chinese Olympic champion skier Gu back into training, enjoys ‘first spa day ever’

US-born athlete posts video on Weibo showcasing her gym routine as she takes time to recover from injury, builds up to next Winter Games.

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Wellness

From 0 to 300km in 1 year. How this non-runner conquered ultra-marathons

Hongkonger Vriko Kwok’s journey to ultra athlete is among stories in a new book that shows how female-specific training can help them excel.

Water sports

Amid freediving boom, Hongkongers hold breath for world title quest in Japan

City reflects freediving’s rapid growth in Asia, even if its divers often have to travel to Taiwan or the Philippines to train properly.

Vicky Li freediving in the ocean. Photo: Handout
Profile

Ultra-marathon sensation Sunmaya Budha blazes a trail for women to follow

Not only has she taken the ultra-marathon world by storm, Nepali running star Budha has opened hearts and minds.

Sunmaya Budha on her way to a nine-second victory in the 70km Wenling Golden Coast Trail Race in mainland China last year. Photo: Naden81
Wellness

The epic feats of Hong Kong ultrarunner who holds free classes in Central

Wong Chun-kiu has run from New York to Los Angeles, from Hokkaido to Okinawa, and around Taiwan – and is helping others to age well too.

France

Woman brain-dead after Paris cryotherapy session goes wrong

A nitrogen leak in a closed space could lead to oxygen depletion.

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Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, a gruelling endurance event combines sailing and mountain running

Happy 40th anniversary to the Four Peaks Race, an exhilarating sailing and running competition drawing athletes of all ages and abilities.

A Four Peaks Race crew member wrestles with one of his yacht’s sails during the race. Photo: Alexander Mak
Swimming

Ice swimmer will keep attending international meets to show ‘Hong Kong is here’

Mak Chun-kong, who left his baby behind to compete at the World Championships in Italy, says representing Hong Kong is ‘sentimental’ to him.

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Malaysia

Stateless to strong: Rohingya refugee chases bodybuilding dreams in Malaysia

Shot and exiled from his homeland by Myanmar’s military, Faruk Arian was tired of feeling powerless – until he turned his trauma into triumph.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

How filming 298km Hong Kong ultra run was almost as hard as competing

Director talks about the stress of making the Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge documentary and telling its runners’ stories.

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Four Trails director Robin Lee rests against a post box by the Mui Wo Ferry Pier in a still from the documentary about the 2021 Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge. Photo: Edko Films
Health & Fitness

Video | Are weight loss camps the answer to China's obesity crisis?

Health experts call for more industry regulation as weight loss camps boom in China

Unregulated weight loss camps on the rise in China as country grapples with obesity crisis
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Hong Kong economy

Cashing in on fitness: how Hyrox race is opening doors for Hong Kong businesses

Local boutique gyms, studios, freelance trainers and brands are tapping opportunities as competition grows in popularity.

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Hong Kong sports

Video | A taste of training for Hyrox in Hong Kong

Fame and celebrity

8 celebrities who run marathons, from Oprah and Diplo to Pippa Middleton

From Kate Middleton’s sister Pippa to Ethan Hawke and ultrafit Gordon Ramsay, these are the celebs who committed to the cause and completed a full marathon …

From Diplo and Pippa Middleton to Gordon Ramsay, which celebrities have run marathons? Photos: @diplo, @allaboutgordon/Instagram; @runnersworld/X;
Nepal

Nepal record-setting teen climber returns home to hero’s welcome

The 18-year-old, who has scaled the world’s 14 highest peaks, said Sherpas ‘are not just guides, we are trailblazers’.

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Nepalese mountaineer Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, reacts as he arrives in Kathmandu on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE/
Nepal

At just 18, he’s already climbed all the highest peaks on Earth

Nepali teen Nima Rinji Sherpa is no stranger to the world’s high places, hailing from a family of record-holding mountaineers.

Marathons

Hong Kong bridge half-marathon returns, bosses address food, water, delay issues

Second edition to be held in January, and race chief says improvements have been made since the first race.

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