
田總表示維持香港馬拉松單日賽事,但半馬名額增加4000個達2.9萬,並新增五公里海濱跑和躍動少年跑,希望社會支持盛事發展,爭取升級為世界田聯白金標賽事。
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香港馬拉松近年報名人數供不應求,去年田總曾考慮分兩日舉辦賽事。文化體育及旅遊局長羅淑佩指出田總需提升賽事專業水平或增加市民旅客參與,並考慮其能力和市民接受程度。
經歷近年渣馬賽事名額供不應求,田總去年曾表示積極考慮分開兩日舉辦賽事。文化體育及旅遊局長羅淑佩早前稱,田總需考慮提升賽事專業水平,或以提升市民、旅客參與程度為方向,並要考慮田總能力和市民接受程度。關祺昨在記者會上多次被問及延長正賽日數的困難,他強調安全屬首要考慮,大會審視交通和道路安排後,認為目前維持單日賽事屬最好決定,若未來想再發展,則希望社會支持盛事發展(見另稿)。
半馬增額因反應最熱烈
渣馬維持單日賽事,但名額加碼,半馬會增加4000個名額。大會解釋,去年渣馬報名人數達12萬,參加者對半馬反應最熱烈,且半馬屬晉身全馬的重要階梯,加上政府願延長彌敦道至櫻桃街路段的封路時間,因此今屆半馬賽事名額將增加16%至2.9萬個。田總表示,今屆半馬賽事會由本來的4場增至5場,新增名額中約2500個落入挑戰賽,其餘1500個將平均分佈於餘下4場半馬非挑戰組賽事。
全馬半馬中途走線或微調
維園附近或增休息空間
至於賽事路線,全馬及半馬賽事均以尖沙嘴彌敦道為起點、銅鑼灣維多利亞公園為終點,途經昂船洲大橋、西區海底隧道等;10公里賽及輪椅賽同樣以維園為終點,分別由東區走廊及灣仔運動場出發。大會表示,全馬及半馬中途走線或會有輕微調整,目前仍與相關部門協商。關祺稱,正與政府商量在維園附近預留更多空位給跑手休息。
田總在正賽前一日新增「五公里海濱跑」,以啟德體育園為起點,途經啟德海濱長廊,終點為承啟道公園。啟德體育園同時亦會上演為10至15歲青少年而設的「躍動少年跑」,與「五公里海濱跑」名額同為3000個。
目前渣馬賽事仍屬世界田聯金標賽事,田總表示獲政府支持賽事發展,希望全馬和半馬賽事都可朝「白金標」級數賽事方向升級。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
香港馬拉松將爭取升級為世界田聯白金標賽事
Possible · Within months
維園附近將預留更多空位給跑手休息
Likely · Within weeks

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