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The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Half Marathon, to be held on November 15, will be accompanied this year by a 10km race. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong Marathon

Priority-entry registration for Hong Kong bridge half-marathon opens on Thursday

Early registration for city’s highest-level road race is for those who meet specific qualifying times; public ballot begins a week later.

Olympics

China’s newest skating star landed quad jump at just 12, trains with Valieva coach

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Volleyball

China women’s volleyball team end Nations League on high after early loss

Asian Games 2026

China looking to the future with young women’s table tennis team for Asian Games

The 5-player line-up features 3 paddlers in their early twenties, with Chen Xintong and Wang Yidi missing out due to their rankings and age.

Fan Shuhan, here at the WTT Contender Taiyuan 2024, battled through rounds of internal trials to seal her place on the women’s team destined for Japan. Photo: Getty Images
Fan Shuhan, here at the WTT Contender Taiyuan 2024, battled through rounds of internal trials to seal her place on the women’s team destined for Japan. Photo: Getty Images
Vera Lui Lai-yiu

Hong Kong hurdler Lui under spotlight after winning Challenger event for Monaco

Asian Games bronze medallist wins 100m hurdles at European meet, says she complied with international rules, will never change nationality.

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Hong Kong Athletics Championships

Hong Kong sprinter Alton Kwok believes he is on track to achieve lofty goals

The 18-year-old states that biggest improvements in past year are mental and how the sport has helped him become enlightened and form habits.

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ITTF

China star Fan Zhendong’s new manager ‘excited for the future’ in Dusseldorf

Olympic champion will join Bundesliga team in July after successful stint at 1. FC Saarbrucken, which included a historic treble.

Andreas Preuss (right) with new signing Fan Zhendong and German table tennis legend Timo Boll. Photo: Handout
Andreas Preuss (right) with new signing Fan Zhendong and German table tennis legend Timo Boll. Photo: Handout
Quan Hongchan

China diving star Quan in Asian Games scare after injury rules her out of trials

Guangdong, province of the Tokyo and Paris Games gold medallist, had alerted that she was managing her injuries in the first half of the year.

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World Table Tennis (WTT)

WTT Finals switch leaves Hong Kong table tennis bosses facing ‘challenging task’

World Table Tennis’ season-ending tournament is moving to Kai Tak Arena, but new venue could see loss of thousands of seats.

ITTF

Fan Zhendong set for ‘new challenges’ after helping German club to first title

Table tennis star leads 1. FC Saarbrücken to their maiden Bundesliga championship in his final match but now joins team he helps defeat.

Fan Zhendong contributed his second point to the 3-1 win by beating Borussia Dusseldorf's Kanak Jha in Frankfurt on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua
Swimming

Hong Kong star Siobhan Haughey wraps up Mare Nostrum Swim Tour with gold, silver

Swimmer will finish off European leg of her ‘race as training’ preparations for Asian Games in late June before returning to Hong Kong.

Siobhan Haughey finished the nine-day Mare Nostrum Swim Tour in Europe in May with four gold medals and four silvers across three legs in Monaco, Canet-en-Roussillon and Barcelona. Photo: EPA
Siobhan Haughey finished the nine-day Mare Nostrum Swim Tour in Europe in May with four gold medals and four silvers across three legs in Monaco, Canet-en-Roussillon and Barcelona. Photo: EPA
Hong Kong, China Association of Athletics Affiliates

More medals, records for Hong Kong on final day of Asian U-20 athletics event

City win one silver, one bronze and set two more Hong Kong records as China top medal table at end of four-day meet at Kai Tak Sports Park.

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Chinese table tennis stars Sun Yingsha, Wang Manyu finish undergraduate studies

Olympic champions graduate from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, will head to Tsinghua University to pursue master’s degrees in sports studies.

Wu Yanni

China’s ‘teen beauty’ wins 100m hurdles at Asian U20 Championships in record time

Zhang Keyi falls short of her personal best, targets Asian Games later this year up against fellow high-profile hurdlers such as Wu Yanni.

China’s Zhang Keyi (middle) winning the 100m hurdles final at the 22nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships at Kai Tak Youth Sports Ground on Friday. Photo: Elson Li
Swimming

Japan bans photos at beach volleyball over voyeurism; China swimsuit mum could sue

Women’s safety behind Japanese decision while woman who suffered wardrobe malfunction in Shanghai wants dissemination of her photos stopped.

The Japan Volleyball Association announced a ban on all recording devices after an incident at the Nagoya Hekinan round of the Japan Beach Volleyball Tour last weekend. Photo: Handout
The Japan Volleyball Association announced a ban on all recording devices after an incident at the Nagoya Hekinan round of the Japan Beach Volleyball Tour last weekend. Photo: Handout
Swimming

China event slammed after displaying photos of swimmer’s wardrobe malfunction

The images were on an official public platform for the race in Shanghai that had more than 10,000 active viewers at the time.

ITTF

East gets West: surprising friendship between Chinese and German table tennis stars

Players bonded away from the table, with China’s Olympic champion described as being sensitive, open-minded and always looking to learn.

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Japan

Top baseball boss resigns after arrest amid ChatGPT-assisted child welfare report

Shinnosuke Abe, the manager of Yomiuri Giants, accused of forcing 18-year-old daughter to floor while trying to solve fight between siblings.

Yomiuri Giants are one of the biggest teams in Japan. Photo: Reuters
Yomiuri Giants are one of the biggest teams in Japan. Photo: Reuters
World Athletics Championships

Meet Yan Ziyi, Chinese teen who ‘cannot give up’ and is taking javelin by storm

After throwing the second-best distance in history, the Ningbo native made no secret of her targets: the Asian Games and the 2028 Olympics.

Hyrox

Hong Kong NGO helping to break down fitness barriers for those with special needs

IncluFit recently partners running club to host charity run, supports visually impaired athletes to take part at Hong Kong Hyrox.

Swimming

Enhanced Games: Gkolomeev ‘beats’ 50m freestyle world record at drug-fuelled contest

All other competitors fall short at event with performance-enhancing substances backed by billionaire Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jnr.

Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev was the only athlete to beat a world record at the Enhanced Games in Las Vegas. Photo: AFP
New Zealand

Suspected sea lion bite halts New Zealand surfing event

A photographer shooting the World Surf League was bitten on the foot while in the water.

A sea lion sits on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Photo: Reuters
A sea lion sits on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Photo: Reuters
World Athletics Championships

China teen shatters Asian javelin record, goes close to world’s best

Yan Ziyi’s throw at Xiamen Diamond League meet would have easily won gold at Paris Olympics; marathoner Feng Peiyou wins Asian Games spot.

World Athletics Championships

Olympic champion Russell overcomes mental hurdles to inch closer to world record

Karsten Warholm, Cordell Tinch, Alison dos Santos and Ryan Crouser are all part of an elite field at the Diamond League event in Xiamen.

Trending in China

Every dog has its day: stray puppy steals show at Chinese university sports event

Student runner broke the 3,000-metre race record with the fluffy campus resident guiding her to victory like a professional pacer.

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A stray puppy became an overnight internet sensation after a video of it entering the track to accompany a female student at the end of her 3,000-metre race gained millions of views. Photo: bjnews.com.cn
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