Sivaneshwaran Shines In Marathon Debut With SCORE 2025 Title
Running his first-ever full marathon, Sivaneshwaran surged ahead in the final kilometres to win the flagship race in 2 hours 48 minutes and 8 seconds (s) (2:48:08s), crossing the finish line ahead of Lim Kok Leong (2:51:00s) and Muhamad Naqib Haikal Abdul Rahman (2:51:28s).
The seasoned long-distance runner, who won bronze in 10,000m at the 2018 Asean University Games, credited months of intense preparation for his unexpected victory.
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