[Local · Road] Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2027 public ballot now open; record quota of 78,000 — entries for the marathon, half marathon and 10K opened at 2 p.m. on 11 September and run until 7 p.m. on 20 September; the full marathon costs HK$600. Organisers added 4,000 half-marathon places (+16% to 29,000), lifting the total quota to a record 78,000. A new entry-level "5km Harbourfront Run" starts from Kai Tak Sports Park on 16 January with 3,000 places, and the Youth Run grows to 3,000. First-round ballot results land on 25 September, with a second round on 7 October (official site · Now News).
[Local · Scene] Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games open 19 September; 38-strong Hong Kong athletics squad named — the 20th Asian Games run from 19 September to 4 October across Aichi and Nagoya, with Hong Kong sending 18 men and 20 women across 19 individual events and four relays. One of Hong Kong's leading women distance runners departs mid-month for her first Asian Games marathon, saying she is fully prepared but wary of the heat (22–28°C at the 7:30 a.m. start) and targeting a personal best (on.cc · Now News).
[International · Industry] HYROX sold to LVMH-backed L Catterton at a reported €600m valuation — HYROX's German founders bought back a majority stake from Infront Sports & Media (Wanda Sports) through a consortium led by L Catterton, the LVMH-backed consumer private equity firm, in a deal valuing the fitness-racing brand at about €600 million (roughly HK$5.1 billion). HYROX Hong Kong takes place at AsiaWorld-Expo on 7–10 January 2027 (Reuters · Fitz).
[International · Road] Berlin Marathon (Sep 27) unveils a star-studded elite field — organisers announced a field headed by world record holder Sabastian Sawe on the men's side, with women's world record holder Tigst Assefa and Rosemary Wanjiru leading the women's race; around 60,000 runners are expected (Berlin Marathon news).