S’PORE RUNNER SOH RUI YONG WINS GOLD MEDAL @ SEA GAME 2017, DEFENDS 2015 TITLE

Defending SEA champion marathoner Soh Rui Yong clinched the gold medal at the 2017 SEA Games in KL in a time of 2:29:26.197. He is the first Singaporean to defend his SEA Games title. He fended off Indonesia’s Agus Prayogo to defend his crown.

Singapore’s other participants, former SEA Games champion Mok Ying Ren came in at seventh spot.

RESULTS:

1: 2:29:26.197 (Singapore, Soh Rui Yong)
2: 2:31:19.303 (Indonesia, Agus Prayogo)
3: 2:31:51.987 (Malaysia, Muhaizar Mohamad)
4: 2:32:10.750 (Malaysia, Leo Tan)