CB runners post successes in HK Marathon

The signature annual international Hong Kong Marathon organised by The Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association (HKAAA) was held on 16th February. Under the theme Run for a reason, part of the enrollment fees were donated to charity. CityU put out its largest team of runners ever for the event, with over 1,200 participants including students, faculty, alumni, and their dependents..

Two outstanding running records were achieved by College of Business runners. Year 2 BBA Marketing student Fanka Fan Ka-king was awarded 1st runner-up in both 10 KM Challenge Women’s Senior and 10 KM Women’s Overall with a finishing time of 39”16. Year 1 BBA student Wing-chi Lai was awarded 2nd runner-up in the Half Marathon Challenge Men’s Junior with a finishing time of 01:20:38.

The 2014 HK Marathon marked the fifth race Fanka had participated in since 2007. “My goal was to break my personal record which I succeeded in doing in this race.” Fanka will be joining the CityU Delegation to take part in the “Gyeongju Cherry Marathon 2014” to be held in Korea in April and is looking forward to meeting athletes from all over the world.

Over 170 CB faculty members and students joined the event. Four MBA students teamed up and completed the full marathon. As they put it “The Race united all CityU runners with the Hong Kong community.” The race was a platform to promote the public’s interest in sport as well as to arouse people’s awareness of the physically challenged.

The CityU Delegation will host a re-union and prize presentation dinner for the 2014 run on 22nd March at the Amenities Building. This will be an opportunity for CityU runners to celebrate together!

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