Hong Kong Marathon

Four Mongolian athletes took part in the 2008 Asian Marathon Championships which were held in conjunction with the Hong Kong Marathon and B Ser-Od won the silver medal in 2:20. B Ser-Od has competed at the last three world championships and the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. Abdulhak Zakaria won in 2:11.49.

General News UB Post

Feb 28, 2008

Japan’s Koichiro Fukuoka and the Korea’s Kim Kum-ok were the winners of the men’s and women’s races at the 2008 Hong Kong Marathon which also doubled as the 11th Asian Marathon Championships. Fukuoka ended years of Kenyan dominance of the race with victory in 2:16.50. In the women's race Kim Kum-ok out-kicked Jong Yong-ok to win by a slight margin as both women were clocked in at 2:36:40.

General News IAAF

Feb 19, 2008

The 2008 Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon in which a Japanese ended four years of domination by Kenyans. Koichiro Fukuoka from Nagasaki won the race in 2:18:10. The women's race was won by Kim Kum Ok of North Korea in 2:36:43. She crossed the finishline hand-in-hand with compatriot Jong Yong Ok who was ruled second by a judge.

General News The Standard

Feb 22, 2008

Japan's Koichiro Fukuoka won the 2008 Hong Kong Marathon and 11th Asian Marathon championships in a 2:16:50. Kenyan Cyprian Kiogara was runner-up in a 2:18:03 and Zimbabwe's Phillip Bandawe came third. In the women's marathon, North Koreans Kim Kum-ok and Jong Yong-ok crossed the line together e together holding hands with a time of 2:36:43.

General News Today Online.com

Feb 17, 2008