(Sports) Standard Chartered Hong Kong marathon 2018 kicks off, attracting around 74,000 participants

HONG KONG, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — A total of 74,000 marathon runners on Sunday gathered in Hong Kong for 2018 Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon, which was described as the golden road race by the International Association of Athletics Federations.
The competitions, held by Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association, are consisted of full marathon, half marathon, 10-km race and wheelchair race.
Both of the marathon and half marathon started along Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, while the 10-km run was taken place along the Island Eastern Corridor. The finish line for all races were at Victoria Park.
Kenya’s 44-year-old Kenneth Mburu Mungara won the men’s Hong Kong Marathon. Mungara, the world record-holder for runners over age 40, won with a time of 2:13:38.
In the women’s race, 25-year-old Gulume Tollesa Chala of Ethiopia successfully defended her title in 2:29:36, beating her time last year by four minutes.
Runners from the Chinese mainland Li Chunhui and Hao Xiaofan won the men’s and women’s half-marathon respectively. Enditem