Malaysian man completes a half marathon with his cerebral palsy daughter


Selangor’s Bukit Jugra was one of the hills Wira cycled at for Dihan’s birthday celebration. Photos: Wira Sudepja Rabu

Last year, Wira Sudepja Rabu, 48, crossed the half marathon finish line at Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon (KLSCM) while pushing his daughter Nur Wadihan,15, who has cerebral palsy, in her stroller in the final 500m.

Afterwards, he made a promise to himself to push her throughout the race in 2023, all 21km of it.

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