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Athletic Veterans of Hong Kong

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Message from the Chair 

Message from the Chair – Apr 2022

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022 admin 112 Views

As we head towards the summer, restrictions are slowly beginning to ease in Hong Kong and AVOHK are hard at work planning a season of racing.  Our Races for 2022  While the Cap 599 Social Distancing Restrictions remain in place, it is very difficult to organise races and the exemption,

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AVOHK CCM 2019 w Rod Dixon
Awards and Recognition 

Runners’ Stories … Colin Whittington, Vice-Chair AVOHK

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022 admin 157 Views

When we invited Colin Whittington to share his Runner’s Story, we held our breath … Yep, Colin defines the word ‘Veteran’ in AVOHK! We actually heard that Netflix wants the rights to this Post as they’re considering adapting it for a series simply called “Whittington”. So here’s Colin in his

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AVOHK Activities 

HKAAA races

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 admin 144 Views

HKAAA are in the process of applying for permission for 2 Track meets, The Hong Kong Athletics Trial 2022 on the 30 April- 1 May, and The Hong Kong Athletics Series 1 on the 7-8 May, both at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground.  Both of these meets are subject to The Home Affairs Bureau

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Hong Kong Team: Taipei 2012
Masters Track&Field 

World Masters Athletics Championships 2022

April 7, 2022April 8, 2022 admin 160 Views

The 2022 World Masters Athletics Championships will be held in Tampere, Finland from June 29 – July 10.   Hong Kong has a long and successful history at these events and it would be great if we could send a team again this year.  With quarantine rules relaxing slightly, some of our

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Awards and Recognition 

Runners’ Stories … Dr David Woo

April 6, 2022April 6, 2022 admin 149 Views

In this feature, we introduce our AVOHK Committee Secretary, David Woo.  And how better to do that than letting the man speak for himself.  Much to the Committee’s surprise, it turns out that David is an avid blogger. Nothing interests him more than the review of running shoes.  His shoe

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Awards and Recognition 

Runners’ Stories … Evelyn Lim

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 admin 171 Views

Our club has a diverse membership with runners from almost every corner of the globe. In our new column we will be looking at the stories behind the familiar faces of our members.  In our first article we learn more about one of our 2022 Athletes of the Year, Evelyn Lim. It’s hard

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Message from the Chair 

Message from the Chair – Mar 2022

March 24, 2022March 24, 2022 admin 115 Views

While all race plans are currently on hold due to the COVID-9 restrictions, now is a good time to catch up with admin and housekeeping in anticipation of the season opening up later in the year. As an AVOHK member, you may already know that you are entitled to discounted

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AVOHK Activities 

AVOHK shares surplus tee-shirts

March 11, 2022March 24, 2022 admin 174 Views

Surplus T shirts from the 2020 China Coast Races were distributed to various charities and groups in Hong Kong.  Our dedicated Filipino volunteer group was able to send some boxes “door to door” to the Philippines.  One batch was donated to an elderly home in Tuntungin Putho baranguay and another

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Message from the Chair 

Message from the Chair – Feb 2022

February 25, 2022February 26, 2022 admin 193 Views

Like many of you, we have been affected by the challenges posed by the latest wave of COVID-19. The most recent changes to restrictions have included the end to exemptions for mask wearing during exercise. Because of this, we have decided to pause our plan to hold a Virtual Round

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Message from the Chair 

Breaking the HK Marathon Record

February 7, 2022February 8, 2022 admin 295 Views

7 February 2022 2021 certainly ended on a high note for AVOHK runner, Gi Ka Man, who travelled to Spain to run in The Valencia Marathon on December 4th. Ka Man headed to Europe with hopes of breaking his previous personal best. This would be no mean feat as it

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Athletics Veterans of Hong Kong (AVOHK) is a Hong Kong based club specializing in hosting various competitions in Hong Kong. We cover marathon, middle distance, swimming and Master Track and Field events.

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