Keep the fire burning – 100 years of track and field sports in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has a long history of athletics, with records dating back to the early days of the city's founding. Over the past century, Hong Kong has produced countless elite athletes in track and field, and has also attracted many world-class athletes from China and abroad to visit and leave their mark on Hong Kong's athletics records. This period of Hong Kong's sports development is like a microcosm of Hong Kong's history, evolving from a barren fishing village into today's international metropolis.
Although the career of a track and field athlete is short, it does not mean that they should fade out of the sports arena after retirement. Senior athletes continue to pass on their wealth of experience as coaches to the next generation. Hong Kong's athletes, coaches, athletics staff, athletics association, and various sports organizations have always upheld the belief of "lighting a lamp with a single breath" to pass on the flame of athletics in Hong Kong. Today, Hong Kong's athletics sports industry has long been renowned internationally, and has had a great impact, thanks to this group of "athletics souls".
Although the career of a track and field athlete is short, it does not mean that they should fade out of the sports arena after retirement. Senior athletes continue to pass on their wealth of experience as coaches to the next generation. Hong Kong's athletes, coaches, athletics staff, athletics association, and various sports organizations have always upheld the belief of "lighting a lamp with a single breath" to pass on the flame of athletics in Hong Kong. Today, Hong Kong's athletics sports industry has long been renowned internationally, and has had a great impact, thanks to this group of "athletics souls".
