Athletic Veterans of Hong Kong
Register for the 2024 China Coast Marathon and Half Marathon to be held on 4 February 2024 These road races are run on a beautiful course on the roads around High Island Reservoir in the Sai Kung Country Park. Road races with a view of the UNESCO World Heritage Geopark. Plentiful aid stations and a friendly
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AVOHK’s big event of the year the 2024 China Coast Marathon and Half Marathon will take place on Sun 4th Feb 2024 under the careful eye of Race Directors, Catherine Leonard and Dave Smith. This is an AIM’s certified course and this historic event was first held in 1981. I
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46 (29 men and 17 women) Hong Kong Masters athletes made the 2 hour flight from Hong Kong to Clark to compete in the 22nd Asia Masters Athletics Championships hosted by the Philippines and held in New Clark City, from 8th to 12th Nov 2023. Within the Hong Kong Masters
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Here in Hong Kong, we enjoy having the longest coastline of any city in the world and an abundance of swimming pools. However, almost half of Hong Kongers and over 70% of foreign domestic workers do not know how to swim. Globally, swim illiteracy impacts women and low-income communities disproportionately,
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Entry is now open for this well loved and well missed race. It is primarily a trail race and will take place Saturday 11th November starting at 9.00 at the Aberdeen country park entrance closest to Aberdeen town. There are full age categories from Open to over 80 for both
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Hong Kong had a team of 7 at the Malaysia veterans’ championships September 16 & 17, and they brought home 12 medals: 5 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze. The Malaysians attracted about 500 athletes from 12 countries. It was the usual Malaysian setup: hot all day with a tropical
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September was a turbulent month for weather with a super typhoon and black rainstorms to contend with. This resulted in AVOHK having to postpone the first race in the AVOHK 5K series. Good news was to follow and AVOHK held the rearranged Bowen Road 5km on Saturday, 23 September 2023.
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The RUN Race 2023 returns for the first time since 2019! This event features an 8km trail race for individuals & family pairs, and a 1.5km kids race! At RUN, we support vulnerable refugees, particularly women, to build resilience and nurture self-reliance for a more hopeful future. With sport as
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Yes, AVOHK does have an active swimming section. Congratulations to Club member Doug Woodring who competed in the World Aquatics Masters Championships in Fukuoka earlier this month. Setting four Hong Kong M55 age group records. Read more about Doug’s achievements in this month’s newsletter. RACES AND COMPETITIONS Sign up now:
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Congratulations to AVOHK Club member Doug Woodring who competed for his home country USA in the 2023 World Aquatic Championships held earlier this month in Fukuoka, Japan. Doug swam in 6 events and broke the Hong Kong M55 age group record in 4 of them 100 Free – 1:01.84 13th overall50
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