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Towerrunning: Soh Wai Ching Towers Them All

Do you remember the last time you voluntarily skipped the lift and walked up the stairs to get to your apartment or office building high rise floor? Perhaps a long time ago, or not at all. Would you be up…

Focus on Capabilities, Not Disabilities – MyDIMA Run & Roll

“Run and Roll”. This is a simple yet beautiful concept of inclusiveness among the active communities in Malaysia. Run events are almost everywhere and anywhere, happening every weekend without fail. “Roll events”, where wheelchair bound persons can take part in,…

100 Marathons And Counting … For Kong Yen Erl

Not too long ago, it was common to hear from ordinary folks that that they would want to run just one marathon to tick their bucket list. Oh, how times have changed. More running events, better technology in gadgets and…

Racing on Wheels: Fuad Sanoesi Breaking Stereotypes Despite Disability

We may have known Fuad Sanoesi as the mascot Rimau at the closing ceremony of the ASEAN Para Games Kuala Lumpur back in 2017. If you do not follow news on wheelchair racing, chances are that you won’t be able…

Hall of Fame: Fastest Malaysians at IRONMAN Malaysia 2019

Sizzling HOT! That was the unanimous reaction of all triathletes that competed at last weekend’s IRONMAN Malaysia. Let us take a moment to celebrate the top Malaysian finishers of the full IRONMAN distance in Langkawi. The IRONMAN Triathlon race has…

Arashiro upsets favourites at Tour de France Saitama Criterium

Japanese Yukiya Arashiro created an upset on his home turf by beating Tour de France’s winner Egan Bernal and La Vuelta’s winner Primoz Roglic at the Tour de France Saitama Criterium. The 35 year-old Japanese rider from Bahrain-Merida team is…

Javier Gomez, Tessa Kortekaas Clinch 2019 IRONMAN Malaysia Titles

Javier Gomez, nine-time triathlon world champion, cemented his status as the greatest triathlete in history after shattering the course record to clinch the 2019 IRONMAN Malaysia title in emphatic fashion. The Spaniard with nine world titles crossed the finish line…

Living In Langkawi A “Poison” For First Time IRONMAN 70.3 Bound Hussein

When Hussein Mohd Said set up his Mega Water Sports business in Langkawi a few years ago, his focus was primarily to establish and grow his jet ski tour business. That – he achieved – with his jet ski tours…

INEOS 1:59 Challenge – Key Facts To Know

Eliud Kipchoge, 34, reigning Olympic champion and official world record holder of the marathon distance  will attempt to break the two-hour barrier in Austria today. His marathon world record at 2:01:39 was set at the Berlin Marathon in September 2018….

Fun Facts for Chicago Marathon 2019

This weekend’s huge international marathon has to be Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Runners the world over look forward to this annual race in one of the largest cities in the United States of America. Let’s look at some trivia…