Some runners donned cute skirts and braved the haze during the Malaysia Women Marathon in this filepic from 2014. Photo: TheStar/Izzrafiq Alias
Women in Malaysia have been running. Not only has there been a hike in female participation of running events in general but the number of women-only running events has risen from just one in 2013 to several per year nowadays.
The pioneering Malaysia Women Marathon (MWM) was held in Shah Alam on April 7, 2013 and had more than 800 female runners and has become a platform for several female runners to complete their first full marathons.
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