The Standard Chartered Marathon, which has gone through many twists and turns, will be held tomorrow (11th) with a quota of 37,000 participants. The runners have come to Victoria Park to pick up their runner bags including numbered cloth strips to make final preparations for the event.
The "Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon Carnival", which was held at Victoria Park Lawn for three consecutive days, ended at 3:00 this afternoon. The public took advantage of the weekend to visit the different installations that coincided with the 25th Standard Chartered Marathon. , among which there are many runners who are preparing for the race. They are both excited about the race and hope to complete it smoothly.
Tomorrow, the football stadium in Victoria Park will re-open the public cheering area to cheer up the runners before crossing the line and enhance the atmosphere.
Affected by the epidemic, the Standard Chartered Marathon held at the beginning of the year was canceled at the beginning of the outbreak of the epidemic in 2020. It was planned to be held in early 2021 and postponed until October of the same year. It was originally planned to be held in November in 2022, but the government delayed it. Not approved, hovering on the verge of cancellation, and finally the 25th event will be held on February 12, 2023 (tomorrow), and the number of participants will increase from 25,000 to 37,000.
This year's event is limited to 37,000 people
Although the last Standard Chartered Marathon was held in October 2021, this time it will be the first time to "return" to hold the race at the beginning of the year after three years since 2019.
Recently, the epidemic situation in Hong Kong has eased. Visitors arriving from other places in Hong Kong will not be required to undergo nucleic acid testing from December 29 last year.
The Standard Chartered Marathon Carnival has reviewed the highlights of the 24 editions.
(Photo by Deng Yushi)
The Victoria Park Carnival has multiple installations for citizens to check in
The Standard Chartered Marathon was rerun after 1 year and 4 months. The organizer arranged for the contestants to collect the runners' bags at the Victoria Park at the end of the race. If the contestants did not collect them by today, they would be considered as abstainers.
The conference also set up a "marathon carnival" on the grass from the 9th to the 11th of this month, allowing the public, including the runners, to check in and play games with different devices.
Mr. Du, who participated in the competition for the first time, said that he was very happy, because he wanted to participate in the competition before the epidemic, but the competition was suspended for a while.
The Observatory predicts that the humidity will range from 80% to 100% tomorrow. When asked if he has made special preparations for the wet weather, he said that he will dress as usual for practice.
The 85-year-old player has more than ten competition experience
Ms. Ma, who also participated in the competition for the first time, said that she was very excited and nervous. She prepared for two months before the competition and hoped to complete the competition.
She believes that the arrangement of the conference is smooth, and it only takes about 10 minutes to get the player bag.
The 85-year-old Mr. Kwong, who has participated more than 10 times, expressed his excitement about the resumption. "Because I haven't practiced for 3 years, my physical fitness is not as good as before. I hope that I can finish the competition in 1 hour and 45 minutes." He has recently avoided going to crowded places. , so as not to be unable to participate in the competition due to "hitting".
Victoria Park No. 1 and No. 2 football matches will be a cheering area for the public tomorrow
In addition to check-in booths, there are also sponsor booths in the carnival, allowing citizens to play games to receive souvenirs or purchase products at discounted prices.
There is also a "Runner Wall" printed with the names of all participating runners, as well as the past history and personal records of the Standard Chartered Marathon, so that the runners can deepen their understanding of the Standard Chartered Marathon.
With the relaxation of the epidemic prevention policy, the tournament reopened Victoria Park No. 1 and No. 2 football fields as public cheering areas, allowing citizens to cheer for the players at close range.
The Observatory predicts that tomorrow will be mostly cloudy and foggy, with one or two light rain showers in the morning and evening, and sunny periods during the day.
The temperature ranges from 19 to 24 degrees, with moderate to fresh easterly winds, which will gradually turn to mild southeast winds tomorrow.
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