The Standard Chartered Marathon is finally scheduled to resume on October 24 this year!
The conference will announce the details of the event today (18th). Registrations will be accepted by the open draw at 10 am on the 2nd of next month. It will close at 7 pm on the 6th. The draw result will be announced on the 10th of next month. Winners must complete the payment process before September 14 .
The conference also announced relevant anti-epidemic regulations. Runners must complete two doses of vaccinations 14 days before the race; they must also undergo a government-approved nucleic acid test at the designated location of the race within 72 hours before the race. The cost will be sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank. Submit the health declaration form on the day of receiving the player pack, and confirm that you have not visited any place outside of Hong Kong 21 days before the competition.
The "Standard Chartered Marathon" will resume on October 24 this year.
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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-Malaysian Preparatory Committee are striving to resume operations in October this year. They have submitted a proposal last month. It is known that the bureau's earlier considerations mainly involve epidemic prevention risk research and judgment.
The conference announced today that the event was allowed to resume, and its press release also thanked the bureau for its active coordination, "allowing runners to participate in this long-awaited physical event under healthy and safe conditions."
However, as the epidemic continues, the scale and route of the event will need to change.
This year's event will maintain the three categories of marathon, half marathon and 10km event, providing a total of 18,500 entries.
It is worth noting that at least half of the places in the three categories will be reserved for successful applicants in 2020. Eligible applicants can register from August 23rd to 27th.
The conference also stated that as there are fewer places this year than last year, if eligible candidates fail to register in the end, the reserved places will be reserved until the 2022 event.
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In terms of epidemic prevention measures, the conference stated that with reference to the latest regulations of multiple international marathon events, all runners participating in physical events must be vaccinated no later than 14 days before the race (that is, October 10); runners who have successfully been allocated places , Must submit the vaccination record in person and confirm the health declaration form for not visiting places outside Hong Kong in the past 21 days on the day of receiving the contestant package, and complete the government-approved nucleic acid test for the new coronavirus within 72 hours before the game. The details of the test will be It will be announced later.
The Hong Kong Athletics Federation will fully subsidize the runner's HK$50 anti-epidemic administration fee, and Standard Chartered Bank will additionally sponsor the runner's testing fee.
The scale of this year's Jamma will change, but the full marathon, half marathon and 10k races will still be maintained, with a quota of 4000, 6500 and 8000 respectively.
The organizers also set up a special virtual run this year, which will be held from October 25th to November 14th. Those who have reached the age of sixteen can register on the conference website from 10 am on the 15th of next month and complete the selected ones during the event. Miles, unlimited location.
Participants must use the mobile application designated by the conference to record the running process. After verification, they can obtain e-certificates, conference commemorative T-shirts and completion medals.
As for cancellation and refund arrangements, if the physical event is cancelled 14 days before the competition, that is, on or before October 10th, runners will receive a 50% refund of the registration fee; however, if the physical event is cancelled within 14 days before the competition Cancellation, all runners will not receive a refund, but they can get a virtual running quota for free.
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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)
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