Event
Melbourne Witnesses a Spectacular SriLankan Airlines Half Marathon
15/11/2019
-Image Media Network, Colombo : Sri Lankan Airlines, the National Carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, coinciding with the second anniversary of its operations to Melbourne, successfully concluded SriLankan Airlines Half Marathon event at the Melbourne Marathon Festival for the third consecutive year.
-Image Media Network, Colombo : Sri Lankan Airlines, the National Carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the oneworld alliance, coinciding with the second anniversary of its operations to Melbourne, successfully concluded SriLankan Airlines Half Marathon event at the Melbourne Marathon Festival for the third consecutive year.
The 2019
event in its 42 year-long Festival history attracted a total of 37,185 athletes
for five events, making it Australia’s largest ever Marathon, with SriLankan
Airlines Half Marathon event recording a sellout.
Thomas Do
Canto from Australia, who recorded a time of 01:04:2 and Makda Haji Harun with
a time of 01:11:15 emerged winners of
the male and female categories of the Half Marathon respectively.
Nic Harman
(01:04:31) and Brady Threlfall
(01:06:16) became the first and the second runner up of the male category, whilst
Tara Palm (01:11:27) and Lauren Reid (01:12:38) emerged second and third in the
female category of the Half Marathon.
An
overwhelming number of spectators were present to support participants as they
ran past some of Melbourne’s famous landmarks including Flinders Street
Station, Albert Park Lake, St Kilda Beach, the Shrine of Remembrance and the
Royal Botanic Gardens before finishing with a lap of the iconic MCG.
Sri Lankan
Airlines, the title sponsor of the Half Marathon event, celebrates two years of
direct daily services between Melbourne and Colombo. The Airline offers modern
comforts onboard its state-of-the-art Airbus 330-300, allowing passengers
modern comforts, latest entertainment and connectivity features amidst the
inherent Sri Lankan warmth and hospitality.
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