PJ Half Marathon sees increase in participants

Petaling Jaya mayor Datuk Mohd Azizi Mohd Zain (middle in yellow) with participants in the 21km category before the flag-off.

ALMOST 7,000 participants took to the streets of Petaling Jaya for the 29th edition of the PJ Half Marathon, gathering as early as 5am along Jalan Yong Shook Lin.

This year’s event featured four categories – 21km Open, 10km Open, 7km for school children and 3km Fun Run. It saw an increase in participation compared to last year’s 5,000 runners, with more than 200 foreign participants from 34 countries.