This year marked the first-ever President’s Challenge Walkathon which saw Mediacorp personalities embark on the 12-hour cross-island relay.
The 12-hour relay President’s Challenge Walkathon, flagged off by President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Ms Jane Ittogi, at The Turning Point on Oct 6, 2024. This year, Singapore media network Mediacorp raised S$9,699,979 for 65 beneficiaries by the end of Sunday night through the inaugural President’s Challenge Walkathon and its flagship fundraiser President’s Challenge Night.which saw President Tharman Shanmugaratnam flagging off the 12-hour relay at The Turning Point Halfway House.
The group ended their journey at The Theatre at Mediacorp – just in time for President’s Challenge Night 2024.Hosted by Steven Chia and Yasminne Cheng, President’s Challenge Night 2024 saw a myriad of performances from the likes ofBoyzone singer Ronan Keating performing at Mediacorp’s President Challenge Night 2024. Towards the end of the show, President Tharman and former national goalkeeper Hassan Sunny got the crowd roaring in a penalty shootout which saw the former beating the latter 3-2.
After his win, Mr Tharman said:"My strategy was to gelek a bit but you can't beat straight. Honestly, I'm just in awe of Hassan... He's really an idol for all of us." Catch President's Challenge Night 2024 on demand for free on mewatch or watch a repeat on Channel 5 on Oct 13 from 4.30pm. We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with CNA to be fast, secure and the best it can possibly be.
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