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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1987

WORLD CLASS RUNNERS IN HK INTERNATIONAL MARATHON

WORLD CLASS MARATHON RUNNERS KEVIN RYAN FROM DOUG KURTIS FROM THE U.S.A. WILL BE HERE TO VIE FOR IN THE 1988 HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL MARATHON.

NEW THE

ZEALAND

AND

CHAMPIONSHIP

JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST (ACAN) AND THE HONG KONG AMATEUR ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION EVENT WILL BE HELD AT THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR ON (SUNDAY).

NARCOTICS

(HKAAA), THE JANUARY 24

HAS SINCE

KEVIN RYAN STARTED RUNNING MARATHONS IN 1977 AND GAINED HIS REPUTATION BY WINNING A SERIES OF INTERNATIONAL RACES.

(1975),

"BEING THE WINNER OF MARATHON RACES IN MELBOURNE AUCKLAND AND TORONTO (1981), AND HONOLULU (1983), KEVIN RYAN HAS TOPPED THE HONOUR LIST IN THE SINGAPORE MARATHON HELD IN

1987," RACE DIRECTOR, MR JAMIE SCOTT, SAID.

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HE ADDED.

ALSO

DECEMBER

"HE HAS A PERSONAL BEST TIME OF 2.11.43,

DOUG KURTIS, ANOTHER COMPETITIVE MARATHON RUNNER TO TAKE IN THIS YEAR'S EVENT, HAS RUN 59 SUCH RACES SINCE 1980.

DOUG KURTIS HAS A PERSONAL BEST TIME OF 2.13.34

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IN RACES HELD IN 1987, HE CAME SECOND IN HONG KONG IN JANUARY, THIRD IN THE PHILIPPINES IN FEBRUARY, FIRST IN THE STATES IN MARCH, SECOND IN CANADA IN APRIL, FOURTH IN ARGENTINA IN JULY,

EIGHTH BRAZIL IN SEPTEMBER AND SECOND IN THAILAND IN NOVEMBER.

IN

MEANWHILE, THE ACAN WILL HOST A SEMINAR FOR JANUARY 22 (FRIDAY) BEFORE THE SUNDAY RACE AND BOTH DOUG KEVIN RYAN WILL BE AMONG THE SPEAKERS.

RUNNERS ON KURTIS AND

THE

ENTRY FORMS FOR THE MARATHON ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT NARCOTICS DIVISION, 23RD FLOOR, QUEENSWAY GOVERNMENT OFFICES; THE HKAAA; AND SPORTS GOODS OUTLETS. THEY CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY TO THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL MARATHON, G.P.O. BOX 10368, HONG KONG.

WRITING

THE MARATHON IS SPONSORED BY CATHAY PACIFIC. NEW BALANCE, WATSON'S DISTILLED WATER, DEL MONTE AND INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE.

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