Singers, dancers and flash mob to thrill crowd at PJ Half

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MORE than 4,000 runners are expected at the Petaling Jaya Stadium in Kelana Jaya tomorrow for the PJ Half Marathon.

Those who are there to support the runners will be entertained by singers Qalisha and Aisya Hasnaa (pic).

O M Galz, the winners for My Challenge, will perform a hip-hop dance number while the MBPJ Team will be putting up a Stomp performance.

Tapping into the young talent pool, the organisers have also invited students from SMK (P) Sri Aman for a flash mob performance.

In sync: O M Galz will perform a hip-hop dance number.

There will also be a lucky draw at 10am featuring prizes like a 42” LCD TV, iPad 2, a home theatre and a digital camera.

In line with the Run For a Greener PJ theme, several trees will be planted near the stadium by Petaling Jaya mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan and the invited guests.

The 21km run is the first to be flagged off at 6.30am. Public parking is available at the open-air parking spaces around the stadium but the roads leading into the area will be closed at 6am.

The PJ Half Marathon is organised by The Star, Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) and the Selangor Amateur Athletics Association.

The platinum sponsor for the run is Genneva Syariah and the main sponsors are ICI Paints Malaysia, Sports Toto, AmBank Group, Milo, 100 Plus and Andaman Property Management.

The categories for the run are 21km (men’s Open, women’s Open, men’s veteran and women’s veteran); 10km (men’s Open, men’s veteran, women Open); 5km (boys, girls, wheelchair men and women); and 3km (Individual and Family Fun Run).

Programme

6am: Warm-up session

6.10am: Arrival of PJ mayor Datuk Mohamad Roslan Sakiman, deputy mayor Puasa Md Taib and Star Publications group managing director and chief executive officer Ho Kay Tat.

6.30am: Flag off 21km

6.45am: Flag off 10km

6.50am: Flag off 5km (wheelchair)

7am: Flag off 5km (nonwheelchair)

7.15am: Flag off 3km Fun Run

7.20am: “Run for Greener PJ” tree-planting ceremony

7.30am: Expected arrival of participants

8.15am: Entertainment

9.30am: Lucky draw and prize presentation ceremony