Two major running events in Kota Kinabalu next year
Published on: Wednesday, August 07, 2024
By: Crystal E Hermenegildus
Dr Sabin and Dr Heng with the seven beneficiaries.
Kota Kinabalu: The Kinabalu Running Club will organise two major running events next year, featuring representatives from Kota Kinabalu City Hall’s (DBKK) sister cities.
Club President Datuk Dr Heng Aik Cheng announced that the Half Marathon: City Run, co-organised with DBKK, is scheduled for Febr 23, 2025, followed by the grand Borneo Marathon on May 11, 2025.
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Dr Heng said this after presenting a total of RM35,000 in cheques to seven beneficiaries raised during this year’s Borneo Half Marathon and Borneo Marathon. Each beneficiary received RM5,000.
The beneficiaries include Pertubuhan Sukarelawan Penglibatan dan Pemerkasaan Komuniti Malaysia, The Sabah Cheshire Home and Services, Palliative Care Association, Kelab Rekreasi dan Kebajikan DBKK (Reka), Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia (IPGM) Kent Campus, Special Olympics Sabah, and Sabah Athletic Association.
The cheques were presented by Dr Heng and witnessed by City Mayor Datuk Dr Sabin Samitah.
“I would like to thank the Kinabalu Running Club, led by Datuk Heng, for organising marathons in Sabah.
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“We believe such activities are not only beneficial for the health of the community and its participants but also for raising the profile of Kota Kinabalu and Sabah,” said Mayor Sabin.
“For the Borneo Marathon, we also extend invitations to cities in peninsula Malaysia, Sarawak and DBKK’s sister cities’ representatives,” he said.
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The sister cities registered with DBKK include Yongin City and Yeosu City from South Korea; City of Rockingham from Western Australia; Ratchaburi Provincial Hall from Thailand; Vladivostok City from Russia; City of Oregon from Portland; Toyama City from Japan; and Heyuan City, Guangdong Province, Jiangmen Municipality City, Guangdong Province, Wuhan City, Hangzhou City, and Xi’an City from China.
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