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| Hong Kong Marathon | |
|---|---|
 Hong Kong Marathon in West Kowloon, 2007 | |
| Date | February |
| Location | Hong Kong |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon, Half marathon and 10 km |
| Primary sponsor | Standard Chartered Bank |
| Established | 1997 (Standard Chartered era) |
| Course records | Men: 2:09:20 Barnabas Kiptum (2019)Women: 2:26:13  Volha Mazuronak (2019) |
| Official site | Hong Kong Marathon |
| Participants | 4,744 (2019) |
The Hong Kong Marathon (Chinese: 香港馬拉松), sponsored by Standard Chartered Bank, is an annual marathon race held in January or February in Hong Kong. In addition to the full marathon, a 10 km run and a half marathon are also held. Around 70,000 runners take part each year across all events.
High levels of humidity and a difficult course make finishing times for the Hong Kong Marathon comparatively slower than other large marathons. The course records were both set in 2019. Kenyan Barnabas Kiptum holds the men's record of 2:09:20 hours while Belarusian Volha Mazuronak holds the women's record of 2:26:13 hours.[1]
The marathon is categorized as a Gold Label Road Race by World Athletics.[2][a]
The Hong Kong Marathon has hosted the Asian Marathon Championship race on four occasions (2002, 2008, 2013, and 2015).[4][5]
- ^ Hong Kong Winner Barnabas Kiptum Was So Far Ahead Rivals Never Saw Him. SportPesa News. 18 February 2019.
- ^ "World Athletics Label Road Races Archive of Past Events | World Athletics". Archived from the original on 2 September 2020.
- ^ IAAF Silver Label Road Races, IAAF Official Website, Retrieved on 21 February 2013
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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