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Taiwan’s Lin Chun-yi won the India Open badminton men’s singles title on Sunday, after playing conditions – which included bird droppings on court and a monkey in the stands – drew criticism from players. Lin, 26, beat third seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia 21-10, 21-18 in 38 minutes to clinch the men’s crown at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi. In the women’s sin...


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Organisers of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon will set up a special task force to look into extending the event to two days, after thousands of visitors flocked to take part in Sunday’s races and nearly 50,000 runners were denied a spot. More than 90 per cent of the 74,000 who were awarded a place turned up, but officials previously said 120,000 people applied and athl...


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Hong Kong's best half-marathon finishers said they hoped to have given their Asian Games dreams a boost on Sunday, despite neither winning their respective races. China’s Chen Yufan won the men’s 13.1 mile run at the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon in one hour, seven minutes and 56 seconds, while Rachel See, a last-minute entry from Singapore, crossed the line in 1:20:56. ...


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Wong Tsz-to and Tsang Hiu-tung were the first men and women across the 10km finish line, each claiming their third title in this event and securing a sweep for the city at Sunday’s Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon. Although neither runner beat their times from last year, they said they were satisfied with their performances. Hong Kong triathlete Wong finished just after 6am...


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While more than 70,000 runners took to the streets for the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon on Sunday, a small group held their own “invitational” at the Happy Valley Racecourse. Unable to get places in the 10km race or half-marathon, fitness coach Michael Sik made sure the months of training did not go to waste for himself and a group of committed friends. The “Sik-Fit Inv...


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