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The Hong Kong Athletics Championships are the city's premier track and field competition and are held annually at Wan Chai Sports Ground.
Yang Chun-han (right) runs in the 200m at the Hong Kong Athletics Championships on Sunday. Photo: Mike Chan

Taiwanese sprinter Yang Chun-han shocked by reaction to him in Hong Kong

Yang is centre of attention as he runs in Hong Kong Athletics Championships at Wan Chai Sports Ground.

Why Hong Kong could see boom in athletics for veterans who won’t stop competing

Trail running and hiking

Clean air and empty runway offer elite women chance to break 10km world record

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Hong Kong sprinter Felix Diu to make Paris Games team at expense of Tiffany Yue

The 100-metre specialist would become the third athlete from the city to benefit from the wild card entry, after long jumper Theo Chan Ming-tai and 110m hurdler Arenas Chan Chung-wang.

Felix Diu (centre) looks set to become the newest member of Hong Kong’s Olympic delegation. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Hong Kong Sports Institute

Hong Kong’s 50-year-old 1,500m athletics record finally broken by amateur runner

The previous record, set by Dave Gibson in Manila in 1972, is broken during a competition in Tokyo.

Hong Kong Sports Institute

Hong Kong Olympian saddled with medical bills after athlete funding cut off

Distance runner told her expenses for compulsory medical screening could not be reimbursed after paperwork was not done in time.

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Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Hurdler Lui close to 30-year-old record at Hong Kong Athletics Championships

Vera Lui says she has worked on her technique since last year’s Asian Games and is heading ‘in the right direction’.

Vera Lui (No 526) is flanked by Abbie Taddeo (left) and Bui Thi Nguyen in the 100m hurdles final in Tseung Kwan O. Photo: Jonathan Wong
World Athletics Championships

Long jumper Yue’s Paris Olympics tall order: just match her personal best 3 times

The 26-year-old Asian Games bronze medallist hopes to become the first female long jumper from Hong Kong to compete at the Games.

Mongolian trail runners face 50 degrees Celsius drop at Lantau 50 race

Local runners joined by overseas contenders for 16km, 27km and 51km races, scaling Lantau Peak and Sunset Peak.

Long jumper Ko joins ‘8-metre club’ with Hong Kong Athletics Championships win

The 24-year-old Ko Ho-long is ‘so happy’ after smashing personal best twice at Wan Chai Sports Ground on Saturday.

Ko Ho-long during the men’s long jump event at the 2023 Hong Kong Athletics Championships in Wan Chai. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Asian Games 2023

Hurdler Lui smashes personal best twice at Hong Kong Athletics Championships

Asian Games bronze medallist Vera Lui clocks 13.29 seconds in Saturday’s heats, before trimming another 0.02s off later in the final.

Vera Lui Lai-yiu during the Hong Kong Athletics Championships women’s 100m hurdles at Wan Chai Sports Ground. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Top track and field athletes to feature at Hong Kong Championships

Organisers invite overseas athletes to help push performance as Asian Games entry deadline looms, with long jumper Chan Ming-tai competing at home for first time in 2 years.

Hong Kong Sports Institute

Race walker Ching, long jumper Chan take home best Hong Kong athlete awards

Hong Kong Association of Athletics Affiliates hosts awards ceremony for first time in 3 years, and also names hurdlers Cheung Siu-hang and Chloe Pak as best junior athletes.

Cecilia Yeung Man-wai

High-jumper Yeung back in race for Asian Games but must be in Hong Kong’s top 2

She targets a comeback in June, when the city’s best will gather for a pre-Games camp – so will need to prove herself quickly after overcoming her ACL injury.

Cecilia Yeung is in a hurry to prove herself before September’s Games. Photo: Handout

Schoolboy long-jumper wins adult competition at Hong Kong Athletics Series

Lin Ming-fu triumphs despite being fatigued after his efforts in a recent schools meet, and is eager to start training full-time.

Lin Ming-fu threatens the eight-metre mark in the Hong Kong Athletics Series 2. Photo: HKAAA

No 1,500m record for Khan, but athletics prodigy says it’s a matter of time

The 21-year-old records personal best at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, but still falls short of 50-year-old record.

Top high-jumper aims for Wan Chai podium after narrow miss in Astana

This weekend’s Hong Kong Athletics Series 1 kicks off packed six months for Phoebe Chung Wai-yan, who finished fourth at the Asian Indoor Championships.

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High jump prodigy Chung continues winning streak in Wan Chai

Hong Kong No 1 Phoebe Chung Wai-yan will head into her first Asian Indoor Championships next month with a timely confidence booster from preseason trials.

High jump athlete Phoebe Chung Wai-yan during the Hong Kong pre-season athletics trials at Wan Chai Sports Ground. Photos: Edmond So

In-form athlete Chung looks for breakthrough year as pre-season trials loom

Phoebe Chung tipped to win high jump at Sunday’s competition in Wan Chai after impressive recent form.

Hong Kong athlete targets breaking record that has stood for nearly 30 years

Vera Lui is looking to better 13.14 mark set in women’s 100m hurdles by Chan Sau-ying in 1994, and has plenty of motivation to do so, with Asian Games and Olympic qualification in her sights.

Triple jump gold for Chan keeps Hong Kong flag flying at Thai championships

Chan equals the Hong Kong record to bring the city’s fourth gold of the week, while Rico Cheung and Shing Cho-yan win bronzes in the sprint hurdles.

Shannon Chan (left) poses for a photo with her coach Tse Mang-chi at the Thailand Open Track and Field Championships. Photo: HKAAA

Jumpers start a Hong Kong medal rush at Thai athletics championships

City wins nine medals in the first two days of the Thailand Open Track and Field Championships, with all three first places coming in long jump and high jump.

Ko Ho-long, pictured at the Hong Kong Athletics Series 4 last month, says he has found greater consistency this year. Photo: Shirley Chui

Hong Kong losing young talent due to lack of facilities, athletics coach warns

‘Our base in the grassroots disappeared,’ long-serving coach says, as Hong Kong athletics chief asks the government to discuss the problem.

Hong Kong Marathon

Record-breaking runner Wong back on track after battling rare illness

Distance runner Wong Wan-chun, who holds four Hong Kong records, hopes to smash two more in 2022 after being sidelined with swollen feet – caused by excess proteins in the urine.

Hong Kong 10K Championships set for January as restrictions ease

Race organisers in talks with the government and are pushing for 3,000 runners, after taking heart from the snooker Masters and rugby’s Hong Kong Sevens.

Kwan Kee intends to get the government’s approval to organise the 10k with 3,000 runner. Photo: Shirley Chui

Sharon Wong proves ‘short guys can jump’ with personal best at Athletics Series

The 23-year-old smashed all her personal records at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground on Sunday, leaping well ahead of her nearest competitors.

Sharon Wong leaped a personal best of 1.79m at the Hong Kong Series 4 at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground. Photo: Shirley Chui
Hong Kong Sports Institute

Lam claims shock win in Hong Kong Half Marathon, as favourite Wong quits early

Education University postgraduate student Vincent Wong claims title after city’s fastest man over distance Wong Wan-chun drops out before halfway.

Hong Kong Sports Institute

It cured ACL injury, could fix another: why Hong Kong high-jumper copied fencer

‘Popping’ in Cecilia Yeung Man-wai’s knee was an anterior cruciate ligament injury that left the Hongkonger’s athletics future in doubt.

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