INTRODUCTION

An event not to-be-missed ie. Komtar Tower Run 2009 is organized specially for sports enthusiasts and anybody willing to take on the physical and mental challenge to run up the entire 65-storey KOMTAR Tower, Penang’s tallest building and an icon of Penang in its heydays.

KOMTAR Tower is a 12-sided geometric block, 760ft (232m) tall, sitting atop a 4-storey podium and comprising of offices, retail commercial space as well as public and recreational facilities.

OBJECTIVES

It is our aim to achieve the following objectives :-

To encourage people from all walks of life to take a break from the daily challenges and to take on the physical/mental challenge of completing the race
To provide a different sports avenue – adding a variety to the usual running routes
To promote healthy living as a healthy body leads to a healthy mind
To revive KOMTAR as the premier icon of Penang
To promote the local sporting scene with new challenges
To put this event in the Penang sporting calendar as part of its sports tourism
To foster camaraderie amongst families and friends as they take on the challenges together

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