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Hong Kong, China Association of Athletics Affiliates

Hong Kong, China Association of Athletics Affiliates
The latest news and top stories on the Hong Kong, China Association of Athletics Affiliates (HKAAA). A Hong Kong-based non-profit sports association, the HKAAA is dedicated to governing and promoting athletics. Its main areas of focus include organising major events, developing athlete training programmes and providing professional development for coaches and officials.
Runners set off at the start of the 2025 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Half Marathon. Photo: Eugene Lee
Marathons

Hong Kong bridge half-marathon gets platinum status, now city’s top-ranked race

Global governing body World Athletics upgrades race on Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge for 2026 season.

Hong Kong Marathon

Law urges caution over Hong Kong Marathon route change, 2-day event proposal

Hong Kong Marathon

Tourism carnival or elite-level race? What could be next for Hong Kong Marathon

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong eyes bigger marathon with egg waffles and milk tea to cheer runners

Tourism chief Rosanna Law says government open to expanding Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon capacity or turning it into two-day event.

Athletes run along Island Eastern Corridor during the 10km race of the marathon. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong Sports Institute

Hong Kong long jumper Tiffany Yue happy to deal with Asian Games funding pressure

Bronze medallist from 2022 Games among athletes set to shoulder burden of winning medals in Japan to help team retain HKSI Tier A status.

Hong Kong police

Police probe child abuse report after man runs with baby in Hong Kong Marathon

The force reached out to the runner and is arranging a time for him to return to the city to assist with investigation, an insider says.

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Hong Kong economy

Editorial | Time for Hong Kong marathon to pick up the pace and evolve

With the popularity of the event growing and competition from other cities, organisers should be open to innovative ideas for improvement.

Athletes run along the Island Eastern Corridor during the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon’s 10km race on January 18. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong Marathon

Man running while carrying baby during Hong Kong Marathon stopped, told to leave

A widely circulated video on social media shows the man with a baby strapped to his chest running along the West Kowloon Highway.

Hong Kong sports

Hong Kong marathon sets record with 1 in 4 of 74,000 runners from outside city

Authorities warn road closures for Sunday’s marathon will affect services along 269 bus and 40 minibus routes, urge public to plan ahead.

2025 National Games

Hong Kong must act to stop athletics talent drain, says former record holder

Alan Cheung, who broke the city 110m hurdles record in 1996, then quit the sport, wants more government backing for track and field.

The 10th Hong Kong Masters Athletics Championship took place over the weekend at Wan Chai Sports Ground. Photo: Sun Yeung
Trail running and hiking

Hong Kong ultra-marathoner Ferdinand Tsang to sit out TransLantau this year

Last year’s 100km champ needs to ‘let my body rest’ after running at world championships with Tsang Chun-kit, who will run the 25km race.

Ferdinand Tsang wining the 2024 TransLantau 100km race last year. Photo: Handout
2025 National Games

National Games: the Hong Kong records that could fall at the athletics, swimming

Swimmer Adam Mak among those likely to rewrite the city’s record books, along with Olympian Siobhan Haughey and runner Kamran Khan.

2025 National Games

Hong Kong hurdler Rico Cheung to take aim at city record at National Games

The model athlete and part-time model says he has ‘loaded all my bullets’ and hopes to give mainland China’s top runners stiff competition.

2025 National Games

Runner who once hid in a toilet to avoid a race is now chasing gold for Hong Kong

Kamran Khan was a Hong Kong champion at the age of 16 and then the trouble began. Now the 24-year-old has his eyes on National Games glory.

Kamran Khan is fiercely proud of running with the Hong Kong name on his vest. Photo: Handout
2025 National Games

Invited athletes don’t deserve Olympian tag, says Hong Kong athletics boss

Athletics association’s Simon Yeung says city’s young need to fully commit to sport, but ‘not my place’ to tell them to forgo higher education.

Hong Kong Association of Athletics Affiliates senior vice-chairman Simon Yeung. Photo: Jonathan Wong
2025 National Games

Hong Kong athletics boss happy with National Games squad despite missing star

Senior vice-chairman Simon Yeung says local association waiting for answers from Wong Wan-chun, sets athletes personal best aim.

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