Malaysia's Soh Wai Ching wins race up Empire State Building and meets Winter Soldier


PETALING JAYA: Asia’s top tower runner Soh Wai Ching made the nation proud by winning the 2021 Empire State Building Run-Up.

The world-ranked No. 2 Wai Ching managed to scale all 86 floors of the New York’s Empire State Building in just 10 minutes and 47 seconds, earning him the win in the elite men's division race.

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