After more than two years, the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon (Jama 2021) will finally be held again. The triathlon triathlon port made Huang Zitu the first runner to cross the line in two years, winning the men's 10km championship with a time of 31 minutes and 27 seconds.
The epidemic situation has not faded. In 2021, many of the arrangements for Zama 2021 are different from previous years. The number of participants has been reduced from more than 70,000 to 18,000. Runners must also strictly abide by a number of epidemic prevention measures. It is definitely good news for the local sports arena.
Huang Zitu became the first runner to cross the line at the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon in two years.
(Photo by Gao Shiqi)
The starting point of the 10km race moved to the Kowloon West Tunnel. The elite group started at 5:45 in the morning. The triathlon triathlon made Huang Zitu the first runner to cross the line in two years. He completed the race in 31 minutes and 27 seconds and won the men's 10 kilometers. champion.
Huang Zitu said after the race that the good results are due to the weather and the track: "This year's track is easier. In the past, when running the Eastern Corridor, the back section was all sloping roads. The next 5 kilometers of this year were flat roads. It needs to be better controlled. The weather is cooler today and is suitable for competitions.” Huang Zitu is also satisfied with the epidemic prevention arrangements and believes that the players have gone through many procedures and are very safe during the competition.
Huang Zitu (left) and Oscar (right), teammate of the three railways and Tokyo Olympics representative (right).
(Photo by Gao Shiqi)
Huang Zitu is the representative of the Hong Kong triathlon team and won the bronze medal in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games men’s and women’s mixed relay; runner-up Oscar (Oscar Louis Coggins) is also a triathlon port general. In this year’s Tokyo Olympics, he is the youngest triathlete in the game. In 33rd place; the third runner-up is local player Ye Yajie.
Oscar and Ye Yajie finished in 31 minutes and 38 seconds and 31 minutes and 39 seconds respectively.
As for the women's team, after Luo Yingchao closed with 36 minutes and 27 seconds, the three railway ports won Cai Xinyan and Wei Qi for the second season, 37 minutes 27 seconds and 37 minutes 48 seconds.
The 10km race moved to the West Tunnel to start.
(Photo by Zhang Haowei)
For the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2021, runners must wear masks to start.
(Photo by Li Zetong)
