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Interview with the
Chairman of
KC Rundemic
The outbreak of COVID-19 doesn’t have to be the reason for you to call a halt to all of
your outdoor fun. If you haven’t engaged in any outdoor activities due to the pandemic,
this is the best opportunity for you and your friends to take part in fun outdoor events!
Kuen Cheng High School Committee on COVID-19 Prevention will be hosting the KC
Rundemic, a sports event that will be taking place coming June. Thus, you can grab
the opportunity to keep fit. For this special occasion, the Broadcasting Club members
interviewed the person-in-charge of KC Rundemic, Wong En Hui from Sr2B on 22nd
April 2022.
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What is the aim for hosting KC It’s the first time I’ve heard of an online
Rundemic?
running event, how did the committee
come up with this innovative idea?
The pandemic has restricted many outdoor
activities in the past two years, and has this Actually, Kuen Cheng High School had
undoubtedly weakened our body immune already organised many offline sports
system. Nevertheless, immunity is so events in the past, and online running
crucial in fighting against diseases. Hence, events have become the new normal in
I would like to take this opportunity to let many off-campus institutions, so I don’t
all teachers, students, family members and believe KC Rundemic to be a unique,
friends go in for sports. Exercises like hiking completely brand new programme, and we
and running can improve one’s immunity, certainly can’t take all the credit. Our aim
and make us feel more relieved. Of course, was and is to help Kuen Cheng students to
by exercising, you can also temporarily maintain a happy, healthy lifestyle under
escape from the world of study and relieve the current conditions, and to work out
all your stress. As the saying goes, “To rest without causing clusters.
is to prepare for a longer journey ahead.”
Did you face any difficulties while
Can you briefly describe in what way the organising this event?
KC Rundemic is held?
Well, I wouldn’t call them difficulties, they
Our event will be held from 5th June to were more like challenges. The T-shirts and
12th June 2022, except for the 10-kilometer medals were custom made, so we needed
race which will be held alone on 11th to look for and contact the most suitable
June 2022. Since everyone’s schedule is manufacturer. That process alone ate up a
so different, the event is available for one lot of time, but we were very pleased with
week long so that everyone can do the run our final choice. In addition, by finding
anytime, and they just have to complete a few sponsors, the registration fee was
the run before the deadline. On the other greatly lowered, and our participants are
hand, the contestants of the 10-kilometer going to enjoy the event without worrying
race are specially required to complete it about the financial burden.
within one day to make the competition
fair and square. Only people who did the
best under the same circumstances can
win the competition. After completing
your run, you just have to submit a Google
form, attaching your electronic running
bib number, running data screenshot,
photo before and after your run along with
your personal data.
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