Borneo Marathon 2024

THE FIRST MARATHON IN SABAH WAS HELD IN 1984 AND IT WAS CALLED THE DAILY EXPRESS SABAH MARATHON.

The next marathon was held 23 years later in 2008 and it was called the Borneo International Marathon (BIM). BIM was organized by Championship Sport Events Sdn. Bhd., helmed by Mr. Andrew Voon as the Race Director as well as the person instrumental in organizing the Borneo International Marathon. The first BIM had a mere 529 runners.

In 2012, Kinabalu Running Club took over the organization of BIM from Championship Sport Events after the sudden passing of its founder. With a group of 10 volunteers, the event was able to continue and grow in popularity among local and international runners. In 2016, Borneo Marathon achieved its first milestone of 10,000 runners from over 50 countries.

Today, Borneo Marathon is a community-run event with over 1,000 volunteers. Since 2008, runners of Borneo Marathon have benefitted 25 charitable organizations and causes from around and outside of Sabah.