Athletic Veterans of Hong Kong
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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