Umar powers into 400m final, Zaidatul shines in 100m at Asian meet
KUALA LUMPUR: Reigning Sea Games champion Umar Osman qualified for the men's 400m final at the Asian Championships at the Gumi Civic Stadium in South Korea on Tuesday.
The 21-year-old clocked 46.73s to finish third in the semi-finals, behind Qatar's Ammar Ismail Ibrahim (46.05) and Japan's Kentaro Sato (46.19).
Sprinter Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli also made it through to the women's 100m final, which will be held on Wednesday.
The 31-year-old, who holds the national record of 11.49, ran a season's best 11.65 to finish fourth in her heat, the seventh-fastest overall.
Meanwhile, Jonathan Nyepa advanced to the men's 100m semi-finals after clocking 10.59 to place fourth in his heat.
However, 2017 Sea Games champion Khairul Hafiz Jantan failed to progress after finishing sixth in his heat with 10.71.
Malaysia Athletics (MA) technical director John Ballard said it was Umar's first 400m race this year and praised the youngster for his consistency, having also clocked 46.71s in the heats.
"We hope he can continue this good form in the final," said Ballard.
"Zaidatul also recorded a season's best, and we're hopeful she can deliver again in the final."
Elsewhere, Ng Jing Xuan managed 44.63m to finish 13th in the women's javelin, well below her personal best of 46.94.
Jing Hong Khor completed the men's 20km walk in 1:37:03 to finish 15th.
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