PRESS RELEASE
SPONSORS
OF THE STANDARD CHARTERED KL MARATHON RETURNS
FOR THE SIXTH YEAR!
In the effort to once again engage communities
in healthy living and contribute to the growth of Malaysia’s sports tourism industry,
sponsors of the Standard Chartered KL Marathon returns this year to the much
anticipated event. This will be title sponsor, Standard Chartered Bank’s sixth
edition to the Marathon with MSIG Insurance
and Honda confirmed as gold sponsors.
According to Rainer Biemans, Director of Dirigo
Events, event owner and organiser of Standard Chartered KL Marathon, “This is
the sixth year in the running that we have organised Standard Chartered KL
Marathon and we would like to thank our sponsors for their continuous support.
Apart from sponsorships, they have certainly gone the extra mile in
contributing to the community. Our sponsors have worked closely with our
charity partners, contributing to organisations including Standard Chartered Foundation
(SCF), Hospis Malaysia
and the National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM).”
CEO of MSIG Insurance Malaysia, Mr. Chua Seck
Guan commented, “The Standard Chartered KL Marathon is more than just a running
event. Being the gold sponsor since its inception in 2009, we believe it is a
purposeful one, promoting healthy living and giving back to the community -
beliefs that MSIG strongly shares. The Standard Chartered KL Marathon provides
us with the platform to engage well with the local community.”
Mr. Yoichiro Ueno-san, Managing Director and CEO
of Honda Malaysia said, “It is a great pleasure for Honda Malaysia to once
again be part of this international event. We’ve seen tremendous growth of
participations in the last few years, which is a true testament that the event has
grown and rooted as a popular and important annual event for Malaysians. We would
like to encourage all runners in the Standard Chartered KL Marathon and it is
an excellent opportunity for us to show our corporate theme of the “The
Challenging Spirit” and “The Power of Dreams.”
MSIG’s Ekiden relay challenge will not be
returning this year with Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2014. The adjustments
were made to ensure a smoother race as the Ekiden participation was limited in
reach. Instead, the gold sponsor will have the naming rights of the 10km
category for wider approach in encouraging more runners to participate. In
addition, MSIG Insurance will also be rewarding a trip for two (2) to Osaka, Japan
to the MSIG 10km winners for both Male and Female categories.
Other sponsors of the event include Seiko, 100
Plus, Brooks and Pacific Regency Hotel Group. The organiser once again hopes to
provide a successful platform for sponsors given the resounding success of
previous marathons. Last year, 33 881
participants registered for Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2013, a growth of
17% as compared to 2012 and 251% growth since inception in 2009. The event
attracted an estimated 57 nationalities from over 50 countries.
For further information, please contact:
Dirigo Events Sdn. Bhd
Gloria Ng, Director
+60 12 396 0096| gloria.ng@dirigo.com.my
essence Burson-Marsteller at 03-7493 5588:
Cheah May-huen, ext. 206
| +60 19 650 3105 | mayhuen@my-essence.com
Janice Wong, ext. 213 |
+6016 922 8722 | janice@my-essence.com
