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- Twenty-two participants were hospitalized during Hong Kong's Standard Chartered Marathon, February 12, 2006, due to severe air pollution.
- Two runners remain in critical condition.
- Chu, a 33-year-old man, collapsed near the finish line and required resuscitation.
- Tsang, a 53-year-old man, collapsed in Tsing Yi and is at Princess Margaret Hospital.
- A record 40,000 runners reported that poor air quality affected performance across the marathon, half-marathon, and 10km events.
