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Runners swap streets for shopping malls as haze chokes Singapore

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Smoke from wildfires in neighbouring Indonesia has sent air quality in the city-state plummeting to its worst levels in more than a decade in recent weeks, cancelling outdoor activities. Those seeking exercise, including runners training for international events, have found an unconventional alternative: air-conditioned shopping malls. On Sunday more than 80 runners turned the corridors of Marina Square shopping centre into makeshift running tra…

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Runners swap streets for shopping malls as haze chokes Singapore

Athletes turn corridors of Marina Square into running tracks as pollution from Indonesia makes outdoor exercise impossible.

·Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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His writing combines an attentive look at the urban economy with a genuine passion for sport. In stories like that of Singapore's runners, who move their training to shopping centers to dodge polluting haze, he seeks to show how pollution and air quality transform everyday habits, without losing sight of ... Read more The article Contaminant haze forces Singapore's runners to train in shopping centers appeared for the first time in News San Migu…

Smoke from Indonesia's wildfires has caused a severe decline in air quality in Singapore, forcing many people to move jogging to air-conditioned commercial centers.

The rhythmic noise of running shoes echoes on the gravel-plated corridors of Singapore's Marina Square shopping centre, where dozens of athletes have been forced to find an unconventional refuge to get rid of the breathless air outside. Smoke-filled clouds generated by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia have degraded the quality of the air in the city-state to the worst levels recorded in the last decade, cancelling almost all outdoor sports …

·Bucharest, Romania
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Radio France Internationale broke the news in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
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