EDUCITY DUATHLON PARTICIPANTS TOUR ISKANDAR PUTERI 450 athletes compete for titles and thrills

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1 EDUCITY DUATHLON PARTICIPANTS TOUR ISKANDAR PUTERI 450 athletes compete for titles and thrills ISKANDAR PUTERI, 15 FEBRUARY 2018 The inaugural EduCity Duathlon on 10 February 2018 took 450 endurance race athletes on several scenic routes on their run and cycle legs in Iskandar Puteri. Once again, the city that has been hosting extreme sports and marathons in the past few years had attracted athletes from Malaysia, Singapore, Philippine, Thailand, New Zealand and England to battle it out for the top titles. Mayor of Iskandar Puteri, Haji Adib Azhari bin Daud flagged off Endurance Race participants at 7.00 a.m., and athletes quickly rushed off to complete a 10 km running leg, 60 km cycle sprint and another 10 km run to arrive triumphally at the finishing line. Sprint category participants were flagged off fifteen minutes later by EduCity Managing Director, Joanne Oei, to complete the tasks of finishing a 5 km run, 30 km cycle and another 5 km run before earning their Finisher medals. Mohd Azuan Asmuni and Alisson Yee won the respective Men and Women Endurance Overall Champion titles with a record time of 02:57:23 and 03:23:51 respectively. Both were clearly overjoyed with their results and vowed to continue their training diligently for the next race. Mohd Zuhar Ismail and Tan Pei Lin also took home the well-deserved titles in Sprint category with a record time of 01:30:06 and 01:50:21 respectively. I did not have much time to prepare myself for the race, but I use 30 minutes in the morning to train for this big day, said Tan. A teacher by profession, she did not let her hectic schedule dampen her competitive spirit. Mohd Halif Husin, the winner of Men Open (18-29) category, said he consistently competed for the podium spot with Mohd Azuan Asmuni who is also his colleague at Kem Sungai Udang in Melaka. He further added that there were 12 other colleagues from the camp who completed the duathlon, and they regularly travelled as a group and put their endurance power to the test.

2 Joanne said The duathlon tested athletes determination to reach the finishing line and EduCity is proud to gather such active sportsmen and sportswomen today. Duathlon is not a small feat, and we hope this visionary display of willpower and hope will inspire our young children to detach themselves from their gadgets. Iskandar Puteri has so much to offer to young athletes in terms of space, and that include dedicated cycling lanes in Medini for budding cyclists." Joanne gave away cash prizes and medals to deserving winners and said that more sporting activities are in the pipeline for 2018, including the much-awaited EduCity Sundown Marathon, Kickboxing, Swimming and Rugby fests. ### About Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB) Iskandar Investment Berhad (IIB) is a Catalyst of Change and a key player in Iskandar Malaysia s transformation into a regional metropolis of international standing. Incorporated in November 2006, IIB is tasked to ensure Iskandar Malaysia continues its successful trajectory into an attractive investment destination and a vibrant liveable region via catalytic and high impact projects. IIB focuses on the development of Iskandar Puteri in the education, creative, tourism and leisure as well as health and wellness sectors. IIB s prominent accomplishments include the successful joint ventures and investment partnerships in EduCity, LEGOLAND Malaysia Resort, Iskandar Puteri, Medini and infrastructure projects under the 9th Malaysia Plan in Iskandar Malaysia. IIB is committed to steering economic and environmentally sustainable growth in Iskandar Malaysia, and ensuring inclusive growth for local Iskandarians through employment and income opportunities. For more information on IIB, please visit For enquiries kindly contact: Aidah Abd Rahman Senior Vice President Iskandar Investment Berhad Tel : / aidah@my-iib.com

3 Note to Editor: List of Winners (Endurance) Men Open (18-29) 1 Ziq Junaidy 02:58:47 2 Nelson Moh Guo Fung 03:18:31 3 Muhammad Shaid Abdul Samad 03:20:47 4 Chung Yaoshan 03:22:20 5 Mohamad Amirul Arif Mohd 03:27:59 Men Senior Open (30 45) 1 Mohd Azuan Asmuni 02:57:23 2 Haythem El-Ansary 03:07:16 3 Norairul Mohd Nor 03:16:03 4 Sufiyan Abdul Samad 03:20:44 5 Ang Ye Koon 03:23:50 Men Veteran (46 & above) 1 Steve Chia 03:29:00 2 Loo Boon Leong 03:31:11 3 Alex Yeong 03:36:02 4 Shahrom Majid 03:39:57 5 Ng Kim Ngee 03:44:29 Female 1 Allison Yee 03:23:51 2 Mariana Mohammad 03:28:44 3 Sara Lee 03:45:42 4 Ang Poh Yin 03:51:10 5 Lim Peck Yen 03:57:27 6 Nurul Ain Tan Suet Fong 04:53:17 7 Monica Tan Hui Lin 05:11:24 8 Sherry Wong 05:13:20 9 Koo Hoon Hoon 05:48:42

4 List of Winners (Sprint) Men Open (18 29) 1 Mohamed Halif Husin 01:31:29 2 Mahamat Shuhairi Mahamat 01:36:30 3 Muhamad Firdaus Hasnan 01:36:47 4 Azan Amin 01:37:27 5 Muhammad Rasul Zahiri 01:38:22 Men Senior Open (30 45) 1 Mohd Zuhar Ismail 01:30:06 2 Mohamad Allie Helmy Sabtu 01:31:50 3 Brudi Anak Igar 01:36:34 4 Arifbillah Idris 01:38:50 5 Saiful Addy Bin Abd Wahab 01:40:21 Men Veteran (46 & above) 1 Careca Yong Loi Huat 01:37:09 2 Daniel Chong 01:51:11 3 Romel Dilag Francisco 01:54:50 4 Jafridin 01:56:54 5 Wee Soon Chit 01:58:08 Women Open (18-29) 1 Ong Siang Peng 02:14:07 2 Nur Hafizah Abdul Mutalib 02:16:48 3 Madihah Md Saleh 02:24:58 4 Nusrah Mohd Yusuf 02:25:46 5 Chong Qing Li Vivian 02:27:11 Women Senior Open 30 45) 1 He Chen (Stella) 01:56:32 2 Yong Chiew Ling 01:58:25 3 Wong Mei Kee 02:02:24 4 Carrie Yeoh Lee Kun 02:03:52 5 Sarina Yazdani Khaw 02:14:14

5 Women Veteran Open (46 & above) 1 Tan Pei Leng 01:50:21 2 Wendy Snail 02:10:34 3 Teo Ching Ching 02:11:46 4 Janet Chung 02:26:05 5 Choo Lee Chan 02:33:17