Hong Kong Marathon organisers delay 2022 race to November as city continues Covid-19 curbs


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The 2022 Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon has been pushed back from February to November, in a move aimed at giving local runners more time to train – and the race a better chance of attracting overseas competitors. Organisers had planned to hold next year’s event in February, but concerns over the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, with the city still gripped by restrictions, and the ability to attract top overseas talent forced a rethink. The new date was posted on the race’s official website on Wednesday. The 2021 edition had been held on October 24 with an entry quota of just...