China Report

London Marathon Winner

World record holder Wilson Kipsang won the London Marathon for the second time on April 13. The 32-yearold Kenyan completed the 26.2- mile (42.2 km) route in 2:04:29, 11 seconds inside the previous fastest run in London by Emmanuel Mutai in 2011. His compatriot Stanley Biwott was 26 seconds adrift in second, and deposed London champion Tsegaya Kebede was just over two minutes behind Kipsang in third.

Actress Honored

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi won the bestactress for her performance in The Grandmaster at the Hong Kong Film Awards. “It has given me a new starting line, to start from the beginning and to keep working News Roundup hard. Do a good job with every film and each character, and hard work will eventually pay off,” said Zhang. Directed by Wong Kar Wai, The Grandmaster, a story of martial arts legendary Ip Man, has been praised for raising the martial arts genre to a new level and is one of Wong’s most successful films. It claimed 12 of the 14 awards for which it was nominated, including Best Film and Best Director.