Malaysian neuro-divergent runners set for Singapore marathon this year

By MING TEOH

Captain Meng (centre) with Kong and Lim. Photos: The Star/Azhar Mahfof

Twenty-one-year-old Kong Chan Weng is training to run in the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM 2022) in December. That might not seem unusual to many, but Kong is autistic and he runs with a group of neuro-diverse young people.

“I’m running 21.1km (half marathon) in the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon,” he says exuberantly.

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