7,600 take part in rain-drenched Yellow Ribbon Prison Run
7,600 runners took part in the second edition of the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run in support of the reintegration of inmates and ex-offenders.
7,600 runners took part in the second edition of the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run in support of the reintegration of inmates and ex-offenders.
The Lion City will host its first ever inter-city rivalry race in October with the launch of the Nike City 10K Singapore, a unique celebration of sport that connects and inspires young runners here to lace up against runners in neighbouring city Kuala Lumpur for a good cause.
Kenya's David Rudisha breaks Wilson Kipketer's nearly 13-year-old 800m world record with a time of 1 minute 41.09 seconds at the ISTAF IAAF World Challenge meet in Berlin.
Ranjitha Raja clocked 3 minutes 3.90 seconds to finish fifth in the 1000m "B" Final. The winner of the final was Manal El Behraoui of Morocco in 2:53.87.
Victoria Ohuruogu, younger sister of Christine, the 400m Olympic champion in Beijing, clocks 55.46 seconds to finish third in her 400m heat yesterday. She failed to qualify for the "A" final.
Zachary Ryan Devaraj goes 2 minutes 32.27 seconds in the 1000m to set a new personal best by half a second. He placed 16th overall and will compete in the "B" final this Sunday. Liang Wei runs 12.79 seconds in the 100m heats to place 18th overall. The time was off her personal best of 12.58s.
Youth Olympic Games Athlete Role Model (ARM) and 800m world record holder Wilson Kipketer is in Singapore to hold a jumps and middle distance running clinic with Valeri Obidko (horizontal jumps) and Ralph Mouchbahani (vertical jumps).
Runners can choose between a 4km or 10km route. Run for Hope 2010 will take place on Sunday, November 21st, 2010 from 7am at East Coast Park’s Angsana Green. Early-bird registration is on now until September 15th.