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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1987
AIM
"WE WILL SHOW THE WORLD THE REAL SPIRIT OF COMPETITION TO WIN BY YOUR OWN ABILITIES AND DO NOT CREAT BY USING ARTIFICIAL DRUG AID," HE ADDED.
THE RACE DIRECTOR, MR JAMIE SCOTT, WHO ALBO УРОКЕ AT THE CONFERENCE, DISCLOSED THAT OLYMPIC STANDARD MARATHON RUNNERS FROM CHINA, MACAU, UNITED KINGDOM, FRANCE, ITALY. THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE, JAPAN, THAILAND AND INDIA WOULD TAKE PART IN THE EVENT.
COMPETITORS WILL RUN FOUR LAPS OF A SECTION of THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR BETWEEN CAUSEWAY BAY AND SHAU KEI WAN, COVERING A DISTANCE OF 26 MILES 385 YARDS (42.195 KILOMETRES) WHICH IS THE LENGTH OF THE STANDARD MODERN MARATHON.
THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR, WHICH WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE FIRST TIME FOR A SPORTS COMPETITION, HAS BEEN SELECTED BECAUSE OF ITS RATHER FLAT ROAD SURFACE WHICH ALLOWS FOR THE INCLUSION OF WHEELCHAIR ATHLETES.
MR SCOTT ADDED THAT WORLD-CLASS WHEELCHAIR ATHLETES WOULD BE INVITED FROM AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, NEW ZEALAND, SINGAPORE AND THE UNITED STATES.
HONG KONG HAS BEEN RATED BY THE U.S. RUNNER MAGAZINE AS THE BEST CITY IN ASIA AND ONE OF THE 25 BEST PLACES IN THE WORLD FOR RUNNING.
TERRAIN, RACE
THE RATING IS BASED ON SUCH FACTORS AS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, RUNNING SUPPORT SYSTEMS, ACCESS TO FACILITIES AND CLIMATE.
ALSO ATTENDING
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, HKAAA, MR WILLIAM KO.
THE PRESS CONFERENCE WERE THR ASSISTANT MRS AGNES ALLCOCK, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
THE RACE IS SPONSORED BY DEL MONTE, BALANCE, WATSON'S DISTILLED WATER AND THE TRIBUNE.
CATHAY PACIFIC, NEW INTERNATIONAL HERALD
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