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10-year-old Boy Runs to Fight Against Bone Cancer

Like most boys growing up, Rayyan idolizes iconic footballers and yearns to be like them someday. He was just like any other kid, playing football with other children happily, dreaming to perfect the ‘Bend it like Beckham’ kick and dribbling…

Ex-National Cyclist Aimi Iwasaki Bounces Back from Injury to Qualify for Triathlon at SEA Games

If at first you don’t succeed, try and try again – This old adage rings loud and true for Aimi Iwasaki as she qualified for two events in Triathlon at the SEA Games for the first time in history. Triathlon…

A Young Triathlete’s Dream: Edwin Thiang Aims for Bronze at SEA Games

This article is sponsored by Hammer Nutrition Malaysia. Fuel up with Hammer Nutrition for optimum performance during your race. Every child that participates in sports has dreamed to make it big one day, and that one day has arrived for…

Run with the Force in adidas x Star Wars Space Battle-themed pack Trio

adidas reveals their second collaboration this year with Star Wars to celebrate the upcoming movie, “The Rise of Skywalker”. The collection of adidas x Star Wars Space Battle-themed pack offers a trio of performance shoes, with designs inspired by the…

Autistic Teenager Inspires Run Entitlement Design for Danajamin Mighty Run 2019

Danajamin Mighty Run 2019, a charity run in support of the National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM), have taken inspiration from Amira Daniea’s (Daniea) PETRONAS Twin Towers painting for the run’s entitlement design this year, making it a limited edition…

Triple Challenge Spurs Aldrian Yeo Towards SEA Games Triathlon

This article is sponsored by Hammer Nutrition Malaysia. Fuel up with Hammer Nutrition for optimum performance during your race. A full-time coach, a family man and a national triathlete.  These are three very demanding roles for Aldrian Yeo Yu Yong…

Danajamin Advocates Cleanliness in Upcoming Run

Remember all the littering images that went viral in some of the major runs in Malaysia? Looks like things are starting to turn around starting at the upcoming Danajamin Mighty Run (DMR) that will be introducing “plogging” to runners. Plogging…

The Next Big Run: MyDIMA Run & Roll

At least that is what we think of the potential of the Malaysian Disability Managers’ Association (MyDIMA) Run & Roll Carnival & Charity Run 2019 that took place in Melaka last Saturday, 16 November 2019. An estimated 1,200 runners turned…

Adele Cheah Spearheads Technical Team for SEA Games Triathlon and Duathlon

The Philippines SEA Games is just around the corner, and Malaysia’s Adele Cheah Lynn-Li will have to uphold a heavy responsibility as she was appointed the Technical Delegate (or in layman’s term, Referee), for the regional game’s Triathlon and Duathlon…

Saddam Pittli: Unearthing an Obstacle Course Racing Champion

If your mum ever told you that you’d never be a champion of playing in the mud and jumping over obstacles, you can tell her she was dead wrong now. Just in Spartan Races all over the globe now, 1.3…