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National runner Jeevaneesh Soundararajah breaks Soh Rui Yong’s 2.4km record at Pocari Sweat run

(From right) National runner Jeevaneesh Soundararajah, marathoner Soh Rui Yong and Gurkha Subas Gurung at the Pocari Sweat 2.4km challenge on Jan 8, 2022.

(From right) National runner Jeevaneesh Soundararajah, marathoner Soh Rui Yong and Gurkha Subas Gurung at the Pocari Sweat 2.4km challenge on Jan 8, 2022.

The national record for running 2.4km held by Singapore's top marathoner was broken on Saturday (Jan 8) night in a widely publicised race that saw him finish in third place. 

The top three runners at the Pocari Sweat Run came in under seven minutes, a feat said never to have been broken — at least officially — by any Singaporean until late last year by two-time SEA Games marathon gold medallist Soh Rui Yong.

National 1,500m runner Jeevaneesh Soundararajah, 28, won with a time of 6min 52.97sec, besting the 6min 53.18sec set by Soh. 

Gurkha Subas Gurung, 25, came in second with 6min 54.53sec, tailed closely by Soh, 30, with 6min 55.50sec. 

Some 200 runners had signed up for the event. Participants ran in groups of up to five per session to comply with Covid-19 safe management measures, though none of the runners in the earlier sessions completed the race in under seven minutes.

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