Marathon pacer Evenlyn Ang laid to rest (Updated)

KUALA LUMPUR: Marathon pacer Evelyn Ang who died on early Wednesday morning was laid to rest today after more than two months of fighting for her life.
Instead of wearing the usual black and white associated with funerals, several hundred mourners came for the final send-off dressed in sports attire with bibs as a means of paying tribute to Ang's tenacity in life, running and her appreciation of all things joyful.
Throughout the walk from the Xiao En Memorial Centre to the DBKL crematorium in Cheras, people even said "Run, Evie, Run" as a final encouragement for her.
Ang and two other runners were hit by a driver at 4.30am at the 14km mark during the Klang City International Marathon 2017.
She had undergone 11 surgeries after suffering a cranial fracture and bleeding in the brain as result of the accident, while the two others — Amiruddin Hamid and fellow pacer Ahmad Hadafi Jus — sustained minor injuries.
The driver, Teoh Thiam Lim, 27, pleaded not guilty in the Klang magistrate's court on Feb 20 to the charge of reckless and dangerous driving under Section 42(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.
On Feb 26 the Attorney-General's Chambers said that no action will be taken against the unlicensed marathon race organisers of the Klang City International Marathon.
It was reported that the reason given by the Chambers for the decision was that the probe under provisions of Section 36(1) of the Sports Development Act does not allocate penal action for an offence, as such there does not exist an offence that is chargeable in court.
Following the accident, an assistant commissioner from the Sport's Commissioner's Office (SCO) lodged a police report on the organisers of the Klang City International marathon.
Police investigations showed that the organiser, Earth Runners International, had neither a permit for the race nor did they apply for one with the SCO.
Meanwhile, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said all existing safety standards and procedures relating to sporting events on roads should be reviewed to look for any weaknesses.
He said this was because marathons and other sports using road events were increasingly popular among Malaysians.
“The Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) and all organisations representing athletes should take this safety issue seriously and work with the authorities to draft and implement high standards for sports on roads," he said in a statement today.