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Brunei Readies For Greatest Race
On Earth
By Azrol Azmi
Bandar Seri
Begawan - The Standard Chartered Greatest Race on Earth kicks
off October 29, with Brunei Darussalam sending four participants to
compete in this international marathon.
The SCB Greatest Race on Earth is a
relay of four challenging marathons across four exotic cities in
Nairobi, Singapore, Mumbai and Hong Kong.
Too mark the Sultanate's
participation in the event, a small ceremony was yesterday held at the
SCB Main Office in BSB, to present the four athletes with their
running gear.
Chief Executive Officer Tiew Siew
Chuen was on hand to present -the sporting gear to Pg Hj Kamarulzaman
Pg Hj Badaruddin, Zulkifli Hj Mobil Jalani, Shamsuddin Hj Zainuddin
and Alexander Chung Kwe Ming.
"We are proud to sponsor the Brunei
team and this race is all about teamwork, cooperation and
collaboration with each person running one of the four marathons,"
said Tiew Siew Chuen.
The first leg will be competed by SCB
employee Pengiran Hj Kamarulzaman Pg Hj Badaruddin in Nairobi, Kenya.
The second leg will see Shamsuddin Hj
Zainuddin racing in the Singapore Marathon sometime in Dec 2006.
Meanwhile, the final two leg which will be held early 2007 - will see
Zulkifli Hj Mohammad Jalani competing with others in Mumbai, and
Alexander Chung battling it out in Hong Kong.
Over 30 different countries will be
participating in the event, which has been coined as the `World Cup of
Marathons.' The total prize money for the four cities will be US$1.5
million.
The Brunei team - endorsed by the
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports - will be competing against
other Southeast Asian countries for the top prize of US$50,000.
"With SCB's sponsorships in these
events, more Bruneians are now participating in the international
arena and raising Brunei's profile.
"We also believe that sports in
general help promote a healthier lifestyle," said Tiew Siew Chuen.
-- Courtesy of Borneo
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