Hong Kong relay team misses world junior final by 0.01s
SingTao · 1 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago1 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong ended its campaign at the five-day World Athletics U20 Championships in Oregon, the United States, with a near miss in the men’s 4x100 metres relay. Chan Yat-lok, Kwok Chun-ting, Leung Ching-hang and Koo Cheuk-fung clocked 39.66 seconds in the heats, setting a new Hong Kong U20 record. The team placed third in its heat and ninth overall, missing the final by 0.01 seconds. Hong Kong also left the championships with three U20 records, including new marks in the men’s 100m and 200m
Key Points
- The championships ran for five days in Oregon, with Hong Kong’s men’s 4x100m relay competing in the final event of the meet on Sunday
- The relay quartet of Chan Yat-lok, Kwok Chun-ting, Leung Ching-hang and Koo Cheuk-fung finished in 39.66 seconds, a new Hong Kong U20 record
- Hong Kong placed third behind Jamaica and Japan in its heat, and Japan advanced after running 0.01 seconds faster
- The Hong Kong squad sent 10 qualified athletes, eight men and two women, including five relay runners with Cheung Chun-yin also in the pool
- The old Hong Kong U20 relay record had been set in 2024, and the new mark was faster by 0.01 seconds
Why It Matters
Missing the final by 0.01 seconds underlines how close Hong Kong’s junior sprinters are to competing with established relay nations at world level. With three Hong Kong U20 records set at one championships, the results point to a promising pipeline in the men’s sprint events