VINCENT KIPRONO from Kenya clinched the Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon (KLSCM) 2024 when he finished in a time of 02:18:16. Kiprono, in his first ever marathon, ran a blistering race to finish ahead of the leading pack and collected the US$15,000 (RM63,288) prize purse.
A record 42,000 runners descended on Dataran Merdeka over the weekend to participate in the 16th edition of the Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon (KLSCM).
Minister of Youth and Sports, Hannah Yeoh, flagged off the Full Marathon of the premier distance running event in Malaysia as it maintained its Road Race Label status by World Athletics, making it the only distance running event in Malaysia accorded that status.
The event saw the Kids Dash, 5km and Boost Juice 10km categories take place on Saturday and the Half and Full Marathon categories were held today.
Kiprono was thrilled to taste success in what was his very first trip out of Kenya. “This is my first marathon so I didn’t expect to win but I was determined to do my best,” he said.
“I was a little concerned about the climate but today was good, and it did not affect me too much,” he added.
In a show of dominance, the top three spots in the Full Marathon Men Open were claimed by Kenyans with John Nzau Mwangangi coming in second with a time of 02:18:22 while defending campion Kiprop Tonui finished third in a time of 02:18:25.
