Melaku Belachew Wins Hong Kong Marathon in Record TimeFebruary 12, 2017 - Melaku Belachew smashed the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon race record to win the IAAF Gold Label Road Race on Sunday (12). The 27-year-old took more than two minutes from his PB to win in 2:10:31, improving the race record by 56 seconds. On a day of perfect conditions for distance running, the men’s race came alive in the final 10 kilometres. It started with a conservative opening 10km of 31:58 before the pace picked up with 15km being reached in 47:03. “Last year was very bad,” laughed Bizuneh Melaku Belachew, one of the bedraggled thousands who took part in the 2016 Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon.

Source: Ethiopian News February 12, 2017 22:08 UTC