Athletic Veterans of Hong Kong
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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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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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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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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