It will become clear in the next two days whether the "Standard Chartered Marathon", which was canceled last year and has been postponed twice this year, can be resumed on October 24 this year.
It is understood that the Hong Kong government is still reviewing the organizer's plan, mainly considering the risk of epidemic prevention, and has not yet decided whether to approve it or not. The Hong Kong Horse Preparatory Committee will hold an internal meeting tomorrow (12) to discuss the whereabouts of Zama.
The chairman of the Zama Preparatory Committee, Gao Weilin, told "Hong Kong 01" today that it is still expected to resume the event as scheduled on 10.24. The chairman of the Hong Kong Athletic Association Guan Qi pointed out that he is in active dialogue with the Hong Kong government and hopes that the bureau will comprehensively review the plan. Willing to cooperate, "I hope it can be done!"
The "Standard Chartered Marathon" is scheduled to resume on October 24 this year, but it is temporarily unclear whether the event will be held as scheduled. It is understood that the organizing committee will meet again tomorrow for internal consultations to determine the destination of the chartered horse.
(Screenshot of ``Standard Chartered Marathon'' official website)
The organizer has submitted a proposal to the government last month
The "Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon" is an annual event in the Hong Kong running world, but the last one was suspended for one year due to the epidemic.
The Hong Kong Athletics Association and the Hong Kong and Malaysia Preparatory Committee are striving to resume the operation in October this year. They have submitted a proposal last month and are awaiting a response from the government. It is known that the bureau's considerations mainly involve research and judgment on epidemic prevention risks.
The Preparatory Committee will meet again tomorrow for internal consultations and decide on the whereabouts of Zama.
The organizers said earlier that the epidemic continues and the scale and route of the event need to change.
The upper limit of the number of runners will be significantly reduced to 18,000. There will be places for 10km, half marathon and full marathon. They will also start in stages. Runners must also complete two doses of vaccinations two weeks before the competition.
The conference will also charge the runners an administrative fee of RMB 50 for epidemic prevention, which is used to arrange hand sanitizer and other epidemic prevention materials.
The "Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon" is an annual event in Hong Kong, but it was suspended for one year due to the epidemic.
Even if it resumes as scheduled this year, the scale and route of the event will need to change.
(Information Picture/Photographed by Lu Yiming)
The "Standard Chartered Marathon" has been suspended for one year, and the last time it started was February 2019.
(Information Picture/Photographed by Lu Yiming)
President Tian Guan Qi: Still optimistic about resuming as scheduled
Jama Preparatory Committee Chairman Gao Weilin said that he knows that the Hong Kong government is actively considering the feasibility of holding a marathon, and Tian Zong will make an announcement within a day. He personally thinks that it is still expected to resume as scheduled. "I look at it from the front"; Chairman of the Hong Kong Athletic Association Guan Qi pointed out that he is currently in active dialogue with the Hong Kong government, and he hopes that the bureau will conduct a comprehensive review and the conference will be willing to cooperate.
He also pointed out that he is still optimistic about the resumption of the event as scheduled, "I hope it can be done." As for whether there will be a backup plan, "There is room for the family (resumption), so it is not known for the time being."
Slagma 2021｜October reruns pending approval of 18,000 runners who are expected to receive two doses of vaccine before they can participate [Slagma postponed] The 2021 event will be changed to the end of October. Mr. Tian: The Standard Chartered Marathon will be postponed to October 24 next year. Zama 2021 will be postponed depending on the epidemic situation. Mr. Tian is concerned about the impact of the Gold Standard Standard Chartered Marathon. Due to the unsettled epidemic situation Mr. Tian announced that the Zama race will be postponed in January 2021. Zama will postpone another postponement due to the epidemic in January next year. Mr. Tian: March and April are most likely to be announced next Friday.
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