Kuala Lumpur Marathon
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The official logo of the Kuala Lumpur Marathon under Standard Chartered Bank branding
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| Date | October |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Primary sponsor | Standard Chartered Bank |
| Established | 1989 |
| Course records |
Men: 2:14:45 (2012 - Kennedy Kiproo Lilan) Women: 2:34:37 (2011 - Rose Kerubo Nyangacha) |
| Official site | www |
The Kuala Lumpur Marathon (also known as Kuala Lumpur International Marathon) is an annual marathon event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The event was established in 1989. It is supported by the Malaysian Amateur Athletics Union (MAAU), Federal Territory Amateur Athletics Association (FTAAA) and Kuala Lumpur City Hall. In the 21st edition of the marathon in 2012, more than 28,000 runners participated in the event.
Standard Chartered Bank is currently the primary sponsor of this event and has been branding it as the Standard Chartered KL Marathon since 2009.
The current route was approved by the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races and International Association of Athletics Federations and it will be utilised until 2015.
The Dataran Merdeka is the starting and ending points of this marathon. Runners who participate this marathon will run through the notable places and landmarks in Kuala Lumpur such as National Mosque, National Museum, Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, KL Sentral, Mid Valley Megamall, Thean Hou Temple, Stadium Negara, Royal Selangor Golf Club, Bukit Bintang, Jalan Imbi, KL Tower, Petronas Twin Towers, Istana Budaya, PWTC, Parlimen Malaysia and end at Dataran Merdeka.
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