Poova takes wrong route but turns back in time to win race


Marvel-lous time: ‘Spidey’ waving as he runs with the other participants in the KL City Half Marathon yesterday. Inset: Poovasanthan showing off his medal and trophy with his dad cum coach P. Subramaniam.

KUALA LUMPUR: Long distance runner S. Poovasanthan took a wrong route and thought game was over for him in the Kuala Lumpur City Half Marathon 21km (Malaysian category) race at Dataran Merdeka.

He made a U-turn and got back onto the right path, and to his surprise, he still went on to win the title.

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