KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian towerrunner Soh Wai Ching emerged as the World Champion in the 2024 Towerrunning World Championships after conquering the Taipei 101 in Taiwan, on Saturday (May 4).

The 30-year-old, who previously finished third in his debut in the 2018 edition, claimed the title with the overall time of 18 minutes and 36.62 seconds in the championship that attracted 6,000 participants internationally from over 40 countries, after the biennial tournament was postponed since 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.