Even this year was held in Hong Kong the 73th edition of the traditional International Race Walk Festival of Hong Kong organized by the Athletics Federation of Hong Kong with the support of the MTR Corporation, operator of a network of land transport in the country .
The races which, on various distances, are reserved for all; the income of the entries and contributions received, net of cash awards to athletes, is donated to the hospital institutions.
This year it appears that the net donated is above the US $ 180,000.00 a staggering figure for how can imagine in our home.
The races of 2015 have lived in particular on the subject of the two races "elite" over a distance of 10km, of which mainly take care of, judged by an international panel of judges IAAF Wang Tak Fung and Man Chun Yeung of Hong Kong, by the judges of Asia, Akira Fujisaki (JPN) and Chun Doo An (KOR), supported by other local judges.
10 km women
It had to be a walkway of honor for the Chinese Liu Hong after the victory at the World Championships in Beijing, and it did.
The world champion has experienced a historic day in a audience into raptures concluding the race with a time similar to a normal training in Saluzzo: 46:58.
These are splits times of the walkway of honor of Liu Hong
1000m: 4:42
2000m: 4:43 (9:25)
3000m: 4:34 (13:59)
4000m: 4:41 (18:41)
5000m: 4:39 (23:29)
6000m: 4:44 (28:13)
7000m: 4:45 (32:58)
8000m: 4:47 (37:45)
9000m: 4:47 (42:31)
The second place went to the Korean Lee Jungeun in 48:26.
In third place the Australian Rebecca Smith 49:37 that preceded the first athlete of Hong Kong, Ching Siu Nga, at 51:41.
In this race were 21 elite athletes at the start, of which 17 have completed the race, 3 DNF and 1 DQ.
10 km men
Even the men's race was a walkway of honor for the Australian Dane Bird-Smith after the good performance obtained in Beijing.
He had no difficulty winning in 44:23 with these splits:
1000m: 4:10
2000m: 4:08 (8:18)
3000m: 4:17 (12:35)
4000m: 4:21 (16:56)
5000m: 4:26 (21:22)
6000m: 4:31 (25:53)
7000m: 4:37 (30:30)
8000m: 4:40 (35:10)
9000m: 4:39 (39:49)
The second placing himself is ranked Chinese Wang Mingli in 45:04
In third place in the Korean Kang Kildong in 45:33 tin front of the Indonesian Hendro in 45.54
Twenty-four athletes at the start of which 22 have completed the test and 2 DNF
Dane Bird-Smith victory in 10 km men (photo by HK Athletics)
Liu Hong victory (photo by HK Athletics)
Liu Hong interviwed after the victory (photo by i-cable.com)
MTR Hong Kong: female award (photo by HK Athletics)