Following the sound of air horn, marathon runners set off for their 42.195km journey in high spirits.
Mrs Carrie LAM, (front row: middle), Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Mr Stephen LO, (front row: first from right), Commissioner of Police, are officiating at the Marathon Challenge race.
A group of energetic young runners start running at Wan Chai Sports Ground.
Leaders from the business and social sectors set off their race at Wan Chai Sports Ground.
Having run for more than 40km, runners barrel down the Marsh Road Flyover with no signs of tiredness.
In the final section of the route, runners are heading along Hennessy Road to the finish at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay.
Mr Paul CHAN Mo-po (third from left), Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, attends the opening ceremony of the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon Carnival 2018 as an officiating guest.
Volha Mazuronak of Belarus wins the overall championship of women's marathon and also smashes the record in a time of 2:26:13.
Local elite runner Christy Yiu kit-Ching wins the women's half marathon in a time of 1:16:29.
Sub-3 marathon runners gather at Finish Area for group photo showing remarkable excitement.
