Tag: sport

Hong Kong Streetathon – Cancelled

“Run Your City regret to announce that, despite every effort to co-ordinate all parties concerned and gain lots of support from various departments, we have not yet obtained the approval for exemption of the prohibition on group gathering order for the “Wong To Yick Wood Lock Ointment HONG KONG STREETATHON 2021” to be held in December 2021. The 8th HONG KONG STREETATHON will be postponed to the fourth quarter of 2022.

Our aim of organizing Streetathon is to encourage everyone to do more exercise through this large-scale urban running event so as to achieve our vision of transforming the city into a healthy, happy, united and inclusive place.”

Hong Kong Streetathon
Date: 5 December, 2021
Venue: Victoria Harbour
Tickets: various

Due to the pandemic, the organisers have reluctantly postponed the 2021 Streetathon to Q4 2022

Cyclothon Returns in 2022

Local cyclists will get a chance to ride on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge for the first time when the Cyclothon makes a comeback in January 2022.

Organised by the HK Tourism Board (HKTB) the Cyclothon returns after its hiatus with a brand new route and a virtual reality racing experience.

The new route has riders start from the Hong Kong Port – the starting point of the bridge in the SAR – and travel through the Scenic Hill Tunnel and along the highway between Airport Channel and western waters and onto the Hong Kong section of the bridge. Riders will then return to the Hong Kong Port.

Registration, which opens on Saturday, is limited to 3,000 participants – who are required to be fully vaccinated and get a negative test result within 48 hours before the event.

Mason Hung, general manager of event and product development at the HK Tourism Board said riders should not wear uniforms or display slogans carrying political meanings, adding anyone who fails to comply will be referred to law enforcement.

There will also be a ‘virtual cyclothon‘ – if you have an android tablet – where from 3-16 January cyclists from around the world can join the virtual race featuring an animated event route mimicking the unique 26 km Cyclothon route.

Don’t have an android tablet then head to Sports Expo in Mongkok or AME E-sports Stadium in TST to enjoy the 45-minute ride.

Cyclothon
Date: 16 January, 2022
Venue: Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Tickets: $750, $500
More info: registration www.discoverhongkong.com/cyclothon

Cross-harbour Race Returns

After a two-year hiatus, the Victoria Cross-habour Race returns on 12 December. The Hong Kong China Swimming Association (HKGSA) have limited this year’s race to 1,500 swimmers – who have to be fully vaccinated and provide a negative test result within 48 hours of the event.

This year’s race takes a new route. Starting at the Golden Bauhinia Square Public Pier in Wanchai swimmers will traverse the beautiful Victoria Harbour and emerge at the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui.

HKGSA President Mr Ronnie Wong said: “The Harbour Race is back, overcoming the pandemic. With this year’s new route, swimmers will be able to enjoy the beautiful Victoria Harbour view from a new perspective. We look forward to giving everyone an even more enjoyable experience with our new arrangements.”

The race comprises two groups, Racing and Leisure, and registration is open till 22 November.

Cross-harbour Race 2021
Date: 12 December, 2021
Venue: Victoria Harbour
Tickets: Online registration is open until 22 November at www.hkharbourrace.com

 

Fast, Femme and Furious

Over 30 teams from 10 clubs participated in Valley RFC‘s Fast, Femme and Furious at a sun-soaked King’s Park on the 4th September

Showcasing women’s hockey, rugby and netball the competitive action was much appreciated by players young and old after the extended Covid enforced cancellation of team sport across Hong Kong.

At the end of a hot day’s rugby action, USRC Tigers emerged victorious, beating the host’s Valley RFC in the final. The hosts triumphed in the netball, while HK Football Club won the hockey event.

Valley‘s Grant Beuzeval commenting after the event described Fast, Femme and Furious as “A joyous celebration and showcase of female sport” adding that the club hopes to grow the event and create “Asia’s premier female multi-sports festival”.

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Photos : Ike Li / Ike Images, Valley RFC
Updated 7 September to add comments from Grant Beuzeval

Leung Yuk Wing Wins Mixed BC4 Boccia Bronze

In the individual mixed BC4 Boccia bronze medal match Hong Kong’s Leung Yuk Wing battled back from losing the first set against Chinese bowler Yuansen Zheng to win a thrilling match 5-4.

Wong Ting-ting Takes Bronze at Tokyo Paralympics

Seventeen-year-old Wong Ting-ting won table tennis bronze, Hong Kong’s first medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.

Competing at her first Paralympics Wong won the first game of her TT11 singles semi-final 11:9 but then lost the next three (5:11, 6:11, 8:11) to 50-year-old defending champion Elena Prokofev.

Images: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee

Rugby League World Cup 2021 Rescheduled to 2022

Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) have confirmed that the men’s, women’s and wheelchair tournaments will now take place in 2022 from 15 October – 19 November.

RLWC2021 also announced that the opening match and the men’s / women’s doubleheader finals will be played, as originally planned, at St James’ Park, Newcastle and Old Trafford, Manchester respectively.

The tournament starts one week earlier than the 2021 dates so that RLWC2021 falls between the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the 2022 FIFA World Cup this change will allow all 61 games to be televised live.

Tickets for the 2021 tournament will be valid for the same fixture in 2022.