adidas FTAAA PACESETTERS 4 x 3KM ROAD RELAY 2005

Kuala Lumpur, 1 June 2005 - The 5th Edition of the adidas FTAAA Pacesetters 4 x 3km Road Relay has recorded an impressive response from the runners with 171 teams registered, nearly 3 weeks before the event.

Among the registered teams are 25 teams from Pacesetters, the joint organizer and 9 teams from adidas who are defending champions in 5 categories. The introduction of the Men Senior Veteran category has induced a strong representation from the Kuala Lumpur Association of Veteran Athletes with 5 teams; 3 teams in Men Senior Veterans and 2 teams in Men Junior Veterans. There is also positive response from the Government Departments with teams from the Employee Provident Funds and the Police Di-Raja Malaysia. The private sector’s representation comes from Mandarin Oriental Sports Club taking part in the Men and Women Open. The two schools with the most entries are Sekolah Sri Sentosa and Chung Hwa Independent High School in the youth categories. The Varsity Categories will see University Putra, International Medical University and University Malaya in action.

The entries as at 1st June 2005 are:

1. A Men Open – 39 teams
2. B Men Junior Veteran – 20 teams
3. C Women Open – 17 teams
4. D Women Veterans – 6 teams
5. E – Boys Junior – 14 teams
6. F Boys Senior – 40 teams
7. G Girls Junior – 15 teams
8. H Girls Senior – 11 teams
9. J Men Senior Veterans – 9 teams

(Note: the Varsity Category is competed with category A and C as an event within an event method)

All in all there is a fair representation from different sectors; schools, universities, government department, clubs and the private sector. In short the event has achieved its original objective of encouraging team participation in a middle distance event.

In view of the positive response, the title sponsor, adidas has decided to expand the total entries from 200 to 225 subject to a specific cap in each category. The closing date is now extended till the specific cap is reached in each category.

The adidas FTAAA Pacesetters 4 x 3km Road Relay 2005 is divided into 11 categories as listed above. The event is on 19th June 2005 at Majlis Sukan Negara Track at Bukit Jalil. The title sponsor is adidas, an international brand in footwear and sports apparel. The main sponsor is Milo, an established brand in fortified food drinks with Powerbar, with 100PLUS as the co-sponsor. The Federal Territory Amateur Athletic Association and Pacesetters Athletic Club, Malaysia are joint-organizer for this event. Entries can be made to FTAAA’s office at Wisma OCM (Tel:03-2715 2843) and the entry forms can be obtained here. Also visit the event page for more information.