KOTA SAMARAHAN: The Samarahan Half Marathon 2018 organised by Samarahan Resident’s Office will be held on 23 September at Halaman Samarahan.
This was announced by the Samarahan Resident Brahim Lumpu during a press conference at his office, on Tuesday.
With the target participants of more than 1,000, the ceremony will be graced by the Minister of Tourism, Art, Culture, Youth and Sports, Datuk Haji Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.
“The objective of the event is to promote Samarahan as one of the sport tourism destinations to locals and tourists. It is also to encourage the participation of community in sports activities, and give awareness about the importance of healthy activities.
“This event is also to promote the new Samarahan Bridge with the length of 788 metres connecting Samarahan District and Asajaya District,” said Brahim.
The first of its kind, the event has three categories to offer namely Half Marathon 21KM (Men and Women Open), 10KM (Men and Women Open), and 5KM (School Students and Fun Run).
The fees for each categories are RM70 for Half Marathon 21KM (Men and Women Open), RM60 for 10KM (Men and Women Open), RM35 for 5KM school students, and RM45 for 5KM fun run.
A total of RM10,000 cash is up for grabs as cash prizes awaiting the top 20 winners of each categories. The Half Marathon 21KM participants will get Run T-shirts, Finisher T-shirts and medals, while the other categories will get Run T-shirts and medals.
The registration can be done at www.malaysiarunner.com or if done manually by doing it at Samarahan Youth and Sports Office, and Revolution Run, Green Height Mall in Kuching.
