Hong Kong Marathon winner Melaku Belachew reignites city love affair, vows to be back

Melaku Belachew claimed his second Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon title on Sunday, reigniting a love affair with the city that began when he won for the first time way back in 2017. And just as he did nine years ago, the charismatic Ethiopian performed a gleeful dance moments after completing a windy, undulating 26.2-mile course that was the enemy of speed in two hours, nine minutes and 39 seconds. Belachew had almost completed his crowd-pleasing routine by the time Kenyans Silas Too and...

Source: scmp.com at 1/18/2026 6:30:11 AM.

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