PETALING JAYA, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) has continued its collaboration with world-famed tower runner Soh Wai Ching to help his unique career as well as to promote the city PJ to the world community.
Through a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed today, MBPJ has provided a sponsorship of RM75,000 to Wai Ching in his mission to regain his world number one ranking this year.
Petaling Jaya Mayor Mohamad Zahri Samingon hopes the sponsorship will help Wai Ching achieve victories and bring glory to Malaysia, especially to Petaling Jaya on the world stage.
“The purpose of the MoU is to promote Petaling Jaya as a smart, sustainable and resilient city.
"It also aims to make Petaling Jaya a tourist destination for visitors from all over the world, providing attractive tourist locations, a variety of food and other facilities to visitors in conjunction with Visit Selangor Year 2025," he told a press conference at the MBPJ Headquarters today.
Meanwhile, Mohamad Zahri said that the MoU signed today also sets out the usual terms and conditions, including the obligation to always wear attire bearing the MBPJ logo in every tower run and interview session, whether domestically or internationally.
He added that as part of the effort to promote tower running, MBPJ has also designated Petaling Jaya as a centre to train young people to venture into the sport to produce more tower runners who can conquer iconic skyscrapers worldwide.
Meanwhile, Wai Ching said he was happy when MBPJ became the first local authority to support tower running in the country.
He said that apart from bringing accolades to Malaysia and elevating MBPJ in the eyes of the world, he also plans to continue the community outreach to find new talents in the sport, which is increasingly gaining attention.
“I will also hold sharing sessions in schools around Petaling Jaya and colleges to promote tower running.
“I will also hold tower running sessions and workshops every Saturday from 5.30 pm to 7 pm if there is no competition. We want more enthusiasts to join this because we want to create new talent and ensure Malaysia’s world dominance in tower running,” he said.
-- BERNAMA
