Hong Kong-raised Korean sprinter chases NCAA Division 1 finals dream at Harvard

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South Korea’s Jun Chae-min anchored his team to a gold in the men’s 4x100 metres relay at the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships in Kai Tak last weekend, but for the Hong Kong-raised sprinter, the moment felt as much like a homecoming as a breakthrough.
The 18-year-old, who moved to Hong Kong at the age of three, clocked 39.75 seconds with his teammates to seal victory on a track he knows well.
A recent South Island School graduate, Jun is set to continue his rise in the United States this...

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