KUALA LUMPUR (02 March 2026) – The 18th edition of the Kuala Lumpur Standard Chartered Marathon (KLSCM) is sold out.
Public registration for KLSCM 2026 opened this morning at 10.00am and has reached its capacity, with slots for Malaysian residents selling out in just over five hours.
Registration kicked off earlier this year, beginning on 23 February for those eligible for Priority Registration as well as for the Run For A Reason (RFAR) programme and Corporate Challenge.
Individual runners who are keen on securing a slot in KLSCM 2026 may still apply to register under the RFAR charity initiative to run for a charitable cause and raise funds for RFAR beneficiaries. For team challenges, the KLSCM Corporate Challenge, offers a competitive yet fun platform for companies to register and compete as a corporate team and raise money for the charities in the RFAR programme.
This year’s charity beneficiaries are Standard Chartered Foundation, Hospis Malaysia, Kechara Soup Kitchen, Teach For Malaysia, and Yayasan Jantung Kongenital Malaysia.
Runners who have not managed to secure a slot are also advised to watch out for upcoming promotions from KLSCM’s official partners offering entries.
“We are grateful to the running community for their incredible response and support for the sport and KLSCM. We look forward to seeing everyone put their best foot forward and also to welcoming more international runners to our ‘Hari Raya of running’,” said Rainer Biemans, the Director of Dirigo Events and Project Director of the KLSCM.
“Last year’s event attracted a record number of international participants. For Visit Malaysia 2026, we are pleased to share that non-Malaysian residents will still be able to sign up for KLSCM 2026 until 31 July or until all 4,000 international slots have been taken up,” he added.
“The running community’s standards have improved tremendously over the recent years and KLSCM is proud to be able to continue providing runners of all levels with an international platform to showcase their running ability. We hope to see more runners raise their personal bars and meet their new goals on their way to becoming champions.”.
KLSCM 2026 will be held on 3 and 4 October 2026 and is the most anticipated distance running event in Malaysia. Standard Chartered Malaysia is the title sponsor while global sports brand ASICS and IHH Healthcare are the Gold sponsors. The other official partners are 100 Plus, Counterpain, High5 Nutrition, Seiko and TudungPeople.
The event is also supported by venue host Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL), Malaysia Athletics, World Athletics and the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS), the Malaysian Ministry of Youth and Sports, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture and the Kuala Lumpur Traffic Police. It is also supported by the Malaysian Highway Authority (Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia), Konsortium Lebuhraya Utara – Timur (KL) Sdn Bhd (Kesturi) and Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings Sdn Bhd (PROLINTAS). The event is owned and organised by Dirigo Events.
For more information, please visit the KLSCM website at www.kl-marathon.com or their social media pages at:
- Facebook – www.facebook.com/SCKLmarathon
- Instagram – www.instagram.com/SCKLmarathon
- TikTok – www.tiktok.com/@klscmarathon
