Athletic Veterans of Hong Kong
AVOHK is pleased to announce that online registration for the 2024 China Coast Marathon and Half Marathon begins on 31 August 2023. These races are run on a beautiful course on the roads around High Island Reservoir in the Sai Kung Country Park. The races are open to all runners
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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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SPONSORED BY WATSONS WATER – NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION A series of three 5km races on Hong Kong Island: • Race 1: 9 September 2023, Bowen Road • Race 2: 16 September 2023, Tai Tam Tuk Reservoir • Race 3: 14 October 2023, Black’s Link, Wanchai Gap Playground In each
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Date: 21st October 2023 The first ever 5k road relay in HK Team of three runners each running approximately 1.6km in order to cover a total distance of 5km in South Bay All 3 team runners must be in same age category. There are 4 age categories for Men and for
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The Support China Morning Post reports that local runner Steve Carr (not an AVOHK member for some inexplicable reason) set out in the last week of May to reprise the long-dead Stanley-to-Shataukok run. His effort was abortive in that he started in Tsimshatsui, not Stanley and got hung up in
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Hong Kong had a team of 5 at the Singapore veterans’ meet June 10 and 11, including two from AVOHK: Shirley Wong and Mick Wong. Here is Shirley’s account of their adventures. The Singapore meet had all the usual track and field events except the steeple and pole vault, but
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A few members spent the afternoon of Tuen Ng Festival at the Victoria AC’s veterans’ meet at Wanchai. The turnout overall was limited, as the Victoria club is not well known among vets and the meet was not well publicised. But it turns out that the Victoria club has been
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Races and Competitions The 2023 AVOHK 5K Series Online Entry has been launched with the first race being held at Bowen Road at 8am on Saturday, 9th September 2023. This series has the full age range with Masters categories in 5-year age group from 35 years up to 80 years+.
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