Major Sports Events Committee

"M" Mark Events

Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2005

Since the establishment of the Sports Commission (SC), the Major Sports Events Committee under the SC has awarded the first "M" mark event to the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2005. The Marathon is Hong Kong's single largest mass participation sporting event, which was held with great success on 27 February 2005. This year, the Hong Kong Marathon has been chosen as the final leg of the inaugural "Greatest Race on Earth" marathon races, a testimony to Hong Kong's increasingly recognized status in the international marathon circuit.

Over 30,000 international runners and distance-running enthusiasts took part in this year's Hong Kong Marathon, marking a new record number of contestants for the event. Runners started on Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui and traversed the Western Kowloon, the Tsing Ma Bridge and the Ting Kau Bridge before crossing to Hong Kong Island via the Western Harbour Tunnel. The 42 km race finished at Golden Bauhinia Square in Wanchai. The winners of the Men's and Women's Open Marathon were Kenyan runner Samson Loywapet and Chinese runner Dai Yan Yan, respectively.

Starting on Nathan Road at early morning of 27 February 2005	Prize presentation for Men's Open Marathon	Prize presentation for Women's Open Marathon
Prize presentation by the Community Sports Committee Chairman, Mr CHAU How-chen, SBS, JP (third from right)	Prize presentation by the Major Sports Events Committee Chairman, Mr Herman HU Shao-ming, JP (second from right)	Prize presentation by the Elite Sports Committee Chairman, Mr Victor HUI Chun-fui, SBS, JP (right at first row)

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