Over 5,000 international runners arrived in Singapore to participate in the event, as Kenya’s Ezekiel Kemboi Omullo and Esther Wanjiru Macharia emerged victorious in the male and female Marathon
PHOTO: STANDARD CHARTERED SINGAPORE MARATHON
SINGAPORE, 4 December 2022 – Close to 40,000 runners took to the streets of Singapore at Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) 2022 this weekend, including more than 5,000 international participants.
This year’s edition also saw the return of the Half Marathon 21.1km and Marathon 42.195km categories, marking the return of long-distance running in a road racing format.
PHOTO: GENE LECK, SPORTPLUS.SG
This places SCSM as the biggest mass participation sporting event after the pandemic. Last year’s edition saw a recovery event with 4,000 runners flagged off in waves of 50 – with three people moving off every 10 seconds – to ensure safe distancing.
In addition, only the 5km, 10km and the relay categories were held in-person to keep the participant numbers low.
PHOTO: GENE LECK, SPORTPLUS.SG
Sport Singapore’s Toh Boon Yi and Patrick Lee, Chief Executive Officer of Singapore & ASEAN Markets at Standard Chartered Bank were present to congratulate the runners at the Marathon finish line. Mr. Patrick Lee was also present at the Half Marathon finish line along with Wilfred Koh, General Manager of Thong Sia Group.
Ezekiel Kemboi Omullo from Kenya emerged as the male winner of the Marathon 42.195km category with a time of 2 hours 20 seconds, while Esther Wanjiru Macharia from Kenya was the fastest female where she beat the competition in 2 hours 45 minutes.
PHOTO: GENE LECK, SPORTPLUS.SG
In the Half Marathon 21.1km category, Geoffrey Birgen and Alice Muthoni Kogi, both from Kenya, were the male and female winners, where they crossed the finish line with timings of 1 hour and 5 minutes, and 1 hour 17 minutes respectively.
A prize presentation was held on the same morning of the races, which saw Sport Singapore’s Toh Boon Yi, Eileen Tay, Executive Director of Standard Chartered Bank and Jeff Edwards - Managing Director, Asia, The IRONMAN Group, awarding the $70,000 prize purse to the top male and female finishers for both categories.
PHOTO: STANDARD CHARTERED SINGAPORE MARATHON
Vanessa Chong was the fastest local marathon runner who finished at a time of 3 hours 11 minutes. Speaking about her race, Vanessa said, “The marathon started out quite rainy with a delay, but I think it was a bit of a blessing in disguise because it was quite cooling throughout. The crowd support was truly amazing and it really kept us going especially in the quieter places.”
Jeff Edwards, Managing Director of Asia for The IRONMAN Group commented on the success of the race, “After two years, it was great seeing the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon back in a full-form and the running community coming together again."
PHOTO: STANDARD CHARTERED SINGAPORE MARATHON
"We are confident that the runners, both local and international, enjoyed themselves as they raced along the iconic buildings and attractions of Singapore. We would like to thank Standard Chartered Bank and all our partners for supporting this journey to help us bring
back a full-scale event and look forward to the next edition in 2023.”
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