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Apprentice jockeys support Club sponsored ''Run with Your Heart'' to promote sports and charity

30/12/2010

Apprentice jockeys, Hong Kong and Mainland elite athletes gathered today for a warm-up to the Club’s sponsored charity relay race ''Run with Your Heart'', which will be held tomorrow at the Hong Kong Sports Institute.

Attendees at today’s event included apprentice jockeys Derek Leung, Keith Yeung, Ben So and Vincent Ho, top local athletes such as Yip Pui Yin, Law Hiu Fung, Li Ka Man, Lau Siu Wai, and China’s Olympic gold medallists Yang Wei, Li Na and Wang Liping.

The Club has long been committed to supporting sports development and charity activities.  The annual event ''Run with Your Heart'', is being sponsored by the Club for the fourth time this year and its staff members are encouraged to participate in the charity relay run.  More than 50 employees have signed up and formed a total of five teams to take up the challenge, of which three teams are students from the Apprentice Jockeys’ School.  The four apprentice jockeys will also support and take part in this meaningful event.

Organised by the Hong Kong Elite Athletes Association, ''Run with Your Heart'' is an eight-hour relay race held each 31 December to herald the New Year.  It not only aims to promote the health benefits of sport but also help raise funds for the needy.

Club apprentice jockeys (front row, from left) Derek Leung, Keith Yeung, Ben So and Vincent Ho and trainees (front row, right) form a team to compete with the Elite Athletes Team in a multi-sports game this afternoon.
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Club apprentice jockeys (front row, from left) Derek Leung, Keith Yeung, Ben So and Vincent Ho and trainees (front row, right) form a team to compete with the Elite Athletes Team in a multi-sports game this afternoon.

Club apprentice jockeys and trainees pose for a group photo with top local athletes and China!|s Olympic gold medallists Yang Wei, Li Na and Wang Liping before the game starts.
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Club apprentice jockeys and trainees pose for a group photo with top local athletes and China!|s Olympic gold medallists Yang Wei, Li Na and Wang Liping before the game starts.

Vincent Ho competes against Yang Wei on the rowing machine.
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Vincent Ho competes against Yang Wei on the rowing machine.

Ben So in action.
Photo 4:
Ben So in action.

Keith Yeung rides on an exercise bike.
Photo 5:
Keith Yeung rides on an exercise bike.

 

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