Its role as a selection platform for the biennial Games also raise the level of competition in the marathon.
KUALA LUMPUR Standard Chartered Marathon (KLSCM) project director Rainer Biemans is hopeful that runners from the event will earn the opportunity to represent the country at next year’s SEA Games.
Biemans, who is also the director of event organiser Dirigo Events, expressed his optimism based on the performances of local runners at previous editions of the regional Games.
“If I look at last year’s results in Thailand, I believe they can because anything can happen in a marathon.
