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                                                                        More than 10,000 participants have already signed up for the Standard Chartered KL International Marathon scheduled for June 28, although the closing date is more than a month away. The event, jointly organised by the Malaysian Amateur Athletic Union (MAAU) and Octagon, a global agency involved in organising more than 3,200 such events, are staging the marathon for the first time in Malaysia. The Race will start from Merdeka Square and the route will showcase some of the capital’s most famous landmarks, making it an ideal attraction for tourists and out-of-towners. Among the sponsors who had come on board are Standard Chartered as main sponsor, MISG Insurance, Gleneagles Intan Hospital, 100 Plus and Reebok.


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Royal children join the pack at KL Marathon

2009/06/29
KUALA LUMPUR: The Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2009 was given the royal touch yesterday when the children of Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin took part in the event.
Tengku Nadhirah Zahrah, 12, took part in the 3km Kids Dash, while Tengku Muhammad Mua’az, 8, and Tengku Fatimatuz Zahra’, 7, ran the 950m Kids Dash.
Tuanku [...]

Kenyans Dominate Inaugural Standard Chartered KL Marathon

 
June 28, 2009 14:54pm
KUALA LUMPUR, June 28 (Bernama) — Julius Kilimo Kipkorir, running his maiden 42km full marathon, clocked two hours 17 minutes and two seconds to win the inaugural Standard Chartered KL Marathon, leading a Kenyan clean sweep of the top three places in the men’s category, here today.
Kipkorir came home more than a [...]

MAAU Determined To Send Athletes For World Championships Despite H1N1

 
June 25, 2009 18:56
PMKUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama)– The Malaysian Amateur Athletic Union (MAAU) will send its athletes to the World Athletics Championships in Berlin despite the global Influenza A(H1N1) outbreak.
MAAU deputy president Karim Ibrahim said it was to avoid the International Athletic Association Federation (IAAF) from blacklisting teams that avoid the competition.
“We do not [...]

Athletics: Malacca the preferred destination

2009/06/18
WITH the national track and field athletes grounded for the year, local competitions across the country have taken on added significance.
The Malaysian Amateur Athletic Union (MAAU) has barred national athletes from competing overseas due to the Influenza A H1N1 spreading around the globe.
MAAU took its cue from the National Sports Council, which has shelved European [...]

Pandemic threatens to derail Hup Wei and Roslinda’s plans for world meet

 

Sunday June 14, 2009
KUALA LUMPUR: High jumper Lee Hup Wei and pole vaulter Roslinda Samsu are the best bets to qualify for the World Championships in Berlin from Aug 15-23.
Unfortunately, the duo’s hopes of making the cut are slim following the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) declaration of a pandemic because of the influenza A (H1N1) [...]