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Amputee, coach vie in HK marathon

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One-legged triathlete Rudy Fernandez and his coach, veteran internationalist and race director Raffy Uytiepo, will see action in the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon Feb. 16 in Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Fernandez and Uytiepo also participated in last year’s edition of the race together with SEA Games marathon champions Roy Vence and Cristabel Martes. Vence will return to Hong Kong with last year’s Adidas King of the Road champion Allan Ballester while Martes is skipping the race due to injury.

Fernandez, an amputee, and Uytiepo were the most applauded runners last year. Fernandez’s photo is also splashed in this year’s registration forms, which is circulated worldwide.

The duo’s trip is supported by Philippine Airlines, Standard Chartered Bank, Adidas, Pharmaton, Timex, Rudy Project, Casa Ilongga, Philippine Sports Commission and the city government of Iloilo under Mayor Jerry

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ADIDAS KING OF THE ROAD

ALLAN BALLESTER

CASA ILONGGA

FERNANDEZ

FERNANDEZ AND UYTIEPO

HONG KONG

MAYOR JERRY

PHILIPPINE AIRLINES

PHILIPPINE SPORTS COMMISSION

RAFFY UYTIEPO

ROY VENCE AND CRISTABEL MARTES

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