Hong Kong Athletics Series: no record for Kamran Khan in 1,500m but prodigy says it’s just a matter of time
- The 21-year-old records personal best at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground, but still falls short of 50-year-old record
- Khan will race again on Sunday in the 800m, where he also has a chance to break the Hong Kong benchmark
Middle-distance runner Kamran Khan hopes to soon break the city’s men’s 1,500 metres record after coming close at Saturday’s Hong Kong Athletics Series 2 at Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground.
The 21-year-old finished fourth in a time of three minutes and 57.10 seconds, with Tomonori Yamaguchi winning the race in 3:46.40.
Yamaguchi was one of two Japanese runners specially invited to the race, in the hopes they could help push local runners to break the record, which has stood for decades.
His compatriot Taishi Ito was third in 3:52.97. Kristof Hornyik, an overseas exchange student at the University of Science and Technology, came second in 3:52.36.
“The two Japanese runners were fast and could help but tactically I made a few mistakes,” said Khan, who did set a personal best with his time.
