Friday, June 22, 2012

Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2012 "Meet the Athletes" Press Conference​



Thanks to SCKLM, we get to meet the elite athletes who will be taking part in this Sunday’s iconic sporting event, the Standard Chartered KL Marathon at Dataran Merdeka.



So, if you are running this race this weekend, you will be eating dust running in the same route as these fantastic runners.



Name: Richard Kiprotich Soibei (Men Full Marathon)
Age: 27 years
DOB: 28 December 1985
Nationality: Uganda
Best Time: 2:11:43, 2011, Zhengzhou
Annual Best : 2:30:08, 2012 Hong Kong
Achievement: 5th place at Chosunilbo Chuncheon Marathon 2011, 4th place at China Zheng –Kai International Marathon.



Name: Wilson Kipsongok Chepkwony (Men Full Marathon)
Age: 31 years
DOB: 11 January 1981
Nationality: Kenya
Best Time: 2:03:42 , Frankfurt, Germany
Last Marathon Time: 2:04:44, London 2012 (Full Marathon)
Achievements: London Marathon Champion (2012)


Name: Vincent KropNyemwai (Men Half Marathon)
Age: 30 years
DOB: 6 June 1982
Nationality: Kenya
Best Time: 2:11:49, 2009, Standard Charted Singapore Marathon




Name: Kennedy Kiproo Lilan (Men Full Marathon)
Age: 25 years
DOB: 11 January 1987
Nationality: Kenya
Best Time: 2:11:36 ,2011 Zhengzhou
Last Marathon Time: 2:16:54, 2012, BII Maybank Bali Marathon , Gianyar (Full Marathon)KL Marathon Time: 2:20:08, 2011 (Winner Full Marathon)
Achievements: Defending KL Marathon Champion (2011),2012 BII-Maybank Bali Marathon Champion (2012)



Name: Elizabeth Cheruiyot Chemweno (Women Full Marathon)
Age: 36 years
DOB: 13 July 1978
Nationality: Kenya
Best Time: 2:28:55, 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Annual Best : 2:41:37, Bangkok, Thailand
Achievement : Winner of 2011 Pattaya Asian King’s Cup Marathon, 2nd place at 2007 Alexander The Great Marathon.




GOOD LUCK TO ALL SCKLM RUNNERS!

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