PETALING JAYA: Eight thousand avid marathon runners are expected to participate in the 30th Seremban Half Marathon this Sept 10.
Negri Sembilan royal patron Tunku Naquiyuddin Tunku Ja’afar said this year the run is set to be more exciting than the previous years.
“The members of the royal family of Negeri Sembilan will also be running and I was informed that Tunku Besar Seri Menanti Tunku Ali Redhauddin (Tuanku Muhriz) will be running in the 21km marathon run as well as my son and daughter,” he said, after meeting sponsors.
He said the annual event was to support sporting activities for junior and disabled athletes.
The donations and contributions will be made to charitable organisations such as Yayasan Tunku Naquiyuddin and Yayasan Tunku Nurul Hayati which houses 40 underprivileged children.
Tunku Naquiyuddin said the annual event will commence at Seremban Municipal Council (MPS) from 6.00am.
The run will take participants across the town covering Rahang, Forest Heights, and the Lake Gardens, among others. There will be 2 routes, one 21km and the other 10km with nine categories in total.
Apart from that, there is also another category for students between the age of 13 and 18, and a special category for persons with disabilities.
Registration for the run will close on Aug 27.
For more details, please visit serembanhalfmarathon.my.