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“I thought of giving up,” Lo says,
but he continued the race.

“There was a team of French
firefighters who brought a disabled
runner with them using a rickshaw.
When I got lost, I found marks left
by them and found the next check-
point and finally finished the run,”
Lo adds.

He was inspired by the firefight-
ers who helped the disabled run-
ner.

“The firefighters took turns to
cross the finishing line carrying
the disabled participants,” Lo re-
calls. Steve Lo Chun-Yin running a marathon in New Mexico in 2014. (Photo
courtesy of Steve Lo Chun-yin)
Wanting to do the same, he
then bought rickshaws of his own and set up WFO. stand the importance of contribut-
Lo received a lot of criticism ing to society, and I hope they can
when he first started his NGO make the society healthier in the
since some thought he was only future,” Lo says.
doing it for fame.
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“The part that hurt me most is Sub-edited by Nicole Li
that those who we are helping also
think so. But I never thought of
giving up, as it is normal for people
to have different thoughts of me,”
Lo says.
Steve Lo Chun-Yin sharing his life thoughts
and experiences with students.
When he resigned from work in
2018, his wife was supportive of his
plan. Lo now brings his family to
do volunteering with him.

“We can spend time with each
other, and I can also educate my
daughter to help others,” says Lo.
Lo now does school visits to
share stories of his life lessons from
running with students.
Steve Lo Chun-Yin running in the Standard
Chartered Hong Kong marathon in January “School is a critical time to
2024.
shape one’s personality and values,
that’s why I keep going to schools
to share my thoughts. I think it’s
important for teenagers to under-