Major Sports Events Committee

"M" Mark Events

Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2007

With the continuous effort of the Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association, the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2007 was held successfully on Sunday, 4 March 2007. Being awarded the "M" Mark status by the Major Sports Events Committee under the Sports Commission for the third year, this year's event also served as the grand finale of the "Standard Chartered Greatest Race on Earth", the international marathon challenge.

With a registered number of 43,000 local and overseas runners joining the Full Marathon, Half Marathon and 10 km races, all runners started at Nathan Road and finished at the Golden Bauhinia Square in Wanchai. The Kenyan runners Steven Loruo Kamar and Rose Kerubo Nyangacha won the Men's and Women's Open Marathon. Subsequently, Kenya won the 3^rd consecutive Greatest Race on Earth Nation's Challenge.

The Chief Executive, Mr Donald Tsang Yam-kuen (second from left), fired the starting pistol at the Marathon	Nathan Road, the Start, was packed with participants in the early morning on 4 March 2007	Finishing at Golden Bauhinia Square
Prize presentation for Men's Open Marathon	Prize presentation for Women's Open Marathon	Chairman of the Major Sports Events Committee, Mr Herman HU Shao-ming, JP (second from left), presented the trophies to the winners

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