Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia have extended their sponsorship of Malaysia’s premiere running event, the Kuala Lumpur (KL) Marathon for another four years, taking the Bank’s partnership with the Standard Chartered KL Marathon (SCKLM) to 2022.

Standard Chartered are long-time sponsors 

Organised by Dirigo Events, Standard Chartered has been the title sponsor of the marathon event since its inaugural edition in 2009 and the tenth anniversary of the Bank’s involvement with the running race was celebrated in April this year.

Said Abrar A. Anwar, Managing Director and CEO of Standard Chartered Bank Malaysia, “We are extremely pleased to be extending our association with this wonderful sporting event and delighted that we will be able to continue inspiring Malaysians to lead healthy, productive lives.”

The SCKLM 2019 to take place in September 

The 2019 edition of the SCKLM will take place on 28 and 29 September and is expected to see more than 38,000 runners participating across the event’s various categories.

SCKLM’s tenth anniversary saw its biggest participation yet, with 38,000 runners taking part in the 10km, Half and Full Marathon distances, along with the 5km Fun Run and the 1km and 3km kids categories.

Event taking place over two days

As well, the 10th anniversary event took place over two days, to cater to the increasing number of runners and this will carry on in the 2019 edition of SCKLM.

Said Anwar, “Over the last ten years, SCKLM has grown to become the premier running event in Malaysia, bringing together participants from every state within the country and from more than 70 countries.” 

And he continued, “This is largely due to Dirigo’s excellent organisation and we are happy to resume this successful partnership to take this event to even great heights.”

New and returning sponsors for 2019

Besides Standard Chartered bank, new and returning sponsors will also be included in SCKLM for the 2019 edition. 

These include Under Armour and Banana Boat, who will be sponsoring the race for the first time.

Seiko also resumes its long-standing sponsorship and 100PLUS returns for the next four years as the event’s beverage sponsors.

Dirigo Events are happy to secure sponsors 

Said Rainer Biemans, Project Director of SCKLM and Director of Dirigo Events, “We are really happy to have secured our title and major sponsors for the 2019 edition of SCKLM well ahead of the event, which gives us ample time to plan and maximise the sponsorship agenda of our partners.”

He continued, “As we persevere in creating a platform for running while bringing together communities to effect positive social change, it is heartening to note Standard Chartered Bank’s steadfast support and confidence in the event, and we are extremely grateful for their continued involvement, as we are of all our sponsors.”

Registrations to open soon

Registrations for SCKLM 2019 has not begun yet, but this will be opening soon. 

So stay tuned.

Photos are courtesy of SCKLM.