Cover image via MalaysianinsiderStandard Chartered KL Marathon back on 4 October, says Khairy
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Previously, Standard Chartered Kuala Lumpur (SCKL), the highlight of all running events in Malaysia was postponed from 4 October 2015 to 10 October
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The announcement was posted on Standard Chartered KL Marathon's Facebook page on Monday, 13 July. The event was postponed by the request of the Youth and Sports Ministry – for it to run simultaneously with the inaugural National Sports Day.
This is not the first time SCKL has been postponed. Back in 2013, SCKL was postponed due to haze.
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In this case, it was postponed not due to bad weather but the ministry's choice to have it run together with National Sports Day. While SCKL will be offering refunds, the announcement is not sitting well, with many runners voicing their frustrations on social media.
Many outstation and overseas runners have made travel plans and booked hotels
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Besides that, there are other running events happening on the weekend of 10-11 October which some runners have signed up for
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By reading through the comments, most of the participants were frustrated simply because of the fact that SCKL and its organiser agreed to the ministry's request
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Serdang MP Ong Kian Ming, who is also an avid runner protested the postponing with a group of runners this morning, 15 July. He also expressed his disappointment over Khairy's poor planning.
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A Facebook page calling for organisers to bring back the original date has been setup
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At the time of writing, the page has over 3,000 likes.
