Athletic Veterans of Hong Kong
It was with great sadness that we learned of the passing of John Casey. John was a very active member of AVOHK and a committee member for many years. He will be missed by many. A funeral service will be held for John on 2nd October and full details have
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It is with a great deal of sadness that we have to report the death of long-time AVOHK member, Mr John Casey. John passed away peacefully on Sunday night with his wife Annky by his side after a brave fight with cancer. John was 73 year’s of age and a
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The AVOHK 40th Anniversary Handicap Run will take place on Blacks Link, starting and finishing at Wan Chai Gap playground on Stubbs Road. Date: 29th October 2022 at 4:00pm The 5k race is open to AVOHK members and is free of charge. Complete the Entry Form with your name, email
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I hope that everyone is managing to enjoy their training through the heat of the Hong Kong summer. Those braving the oppressive conditions have been rewarded with stunning views and gorgeous blue skies. The racing scene in HK has continued to suffer from the tight restrictions in place but our
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Day 4 – 2nd July at the World Masters Athletics in Tampere Finland saw Willie Kung bag a bronze medal for Hong Kong in the M60 Long Jump. Fantastic achievement by Willie. In the W40 200m heats Grace Tong broke the Hong Kong age group record in 30.36 secs. Way to go
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Hong Kong have 6 masters athletes competing in the 2022 World Masters Athletic Championships being held in Tampere, Finland 29th June to 10th July. In the first 3 days Charles Wong had a PB in the M40 100m. Peter Lam had a great run in the M55 100m heats and
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AGMOur AGM took place over Zoom last week and I would like to thank everyone who joined the meeting or took the time to submit a proxy. Most of our office bearers have been re-elected to serve another term, but I would to thank our out-going treasurer Peter Wong, who
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Dear AVOHK runners, Good to know the captioned competition has been scheduled for 28 August. Please read carefully the event information attached. If you have reached the time standard, you are advised to submit your result via the link “Elite Race Application” below, HKAAA will approve and send you a
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Thank you to all of our runners who supported The Malcolm Phillips Age- Graded 5k recently. For the second time, the event was held as a virtual event on Bowen Road. After Malcolm’s brother, Graham, and his niece, Kathryn, took part in our 2021 event from England, we decided to
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AGM Due to current government restrictions, and the number of committee members who are currently overseas, the AVOHK Committee voted to hold a virtual AGM this year. In accordance with our constitution, our AGM will be held at 7pm on Wednesday, 15th June 2022, and formal notice will be sent
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