Ji Jiawen, Zhang Yaoliang and Zhuang Siyang started to form a chasing team at the halfway point. Before entering the Western Tunnel, they were regarding 250 meters behind the leader Huang Yinjun. The latter obviously stalled following reaching Hong Kong Island. Ji Jiawen took the first place in the local race on the Connaught Road West Flyover, and finally won the fastest time of the local runners in 2 hours, 24 minutes and 45 seconds. Huang Yinjun took second place in 2 hours, 25 minutes and 59 seconds, 4 seconds faster than Zhang Yaoliang.
Ji Jiawen showed the back of his hand following crossing the line. When he was interviewed, he let the media see that it was written “Dad, work hard together”, and then explained that his father is still in the hospital: “I signed up for this marathon 10 weeks ago, when my father had a stroke and was admitted to the hospital. , so I didn’t expect anything following only 10 weeks of training, but I just wanted to tell him that as long as you don’t give up, life is full of hope.” He recalled that when he was young, he would win games whenever his father picked him up. “Maybe it may not be possible to have this opportunity once more, but I hope that Dad will still have the opportunity to watch my game live.”
Ah Ji set the current national record in the Valencia Marathon the year before last, but he usually runs a shorter distance in the Marathon, this is only the second time he has won the whole marathon. He said that he just went with the flow and never thought of winning the championship: “At this age, I can run every shot. I haven’t won a local marathon. As a Hong Kong athlete, I seem to be a bit regretful. I really hope that in the city of Hong Kong Inside, I really want to become the champion of Hong Kong people, and I have no regrets.” He said that the humidity is high today, and it took him some time to get used to it. The epidemic prevention measures will be further relaxed following that.
After the retirement of Yao Jiezhen, the local women’s team was crowned by the previous runner-up Huang Zhuoning. The time was 2 hours, 50 minutes and 2 seconds. She pointed out that she experienced a downturn in the second half of last year, and fortunately her coach Chen Jiawei also provided psychological assistance to break through the difficulties. As for the men’s elite group, Kenya’s Kipchumba Philimon Kiptoo won in 2 hours, 10 minutes and 47 seconds. Ethiopia takes the top three overseas women runners.
The top three local results in the full marathon
men’s team
Ji Jiawen 2 hours 24 minutes 45 seconds
Huang Yinjun 2 hours 25 minutes 59 seconds
Zhang Yaoliang 2 hours 26 minutes 03 seconds
Women’s group
Huang Zhuoning 2 hours 50 minutes 02 seconds
Situ Zhaoyin 2 hours 59 minutes 27 seconds
Huang Yongyan 2 hours 59 minutes 43 seconds
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