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The Star
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
Gumi outing a valuable experience for our athletes, says Ballard
PETALING JAYA: Malaysian athletes may have left the Asian Track and Field Championships with mixed emotions, but the overall takeaway was clear – it was crucial learning experience ahead of Thailand SEA Games in December. Malaysian Athletics (MA) technical director Robert Ballard believes the recent outing in Gumi, South Korea, gave the team valuable insights, from medal-winning highs to painful relay missteps.
The Star
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
Malaysia finally land a medal in S. Korea through discus thrower Irfan
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia's outing in the Asian Track and Field Championships in Gumi, South Korea, finally yielded a bronze medal through discus thrower Irfan Shamsuddin. He recorded a throw of 58.82m to finish behind China's gold medallist Abuduaini Tuergong (63.47m) and Japan's Masateru Yugaimi (60.38m).
The Star
5 days ago
- Climate
- The Star
Malaysia reach men's 4x400m final on another rainy day
PETALING JAYA: Another day of inclement weather hampered many events in the Asian Track and Field Championships in Gumi, South Korea, but there was one good news for the national team. Malaysia qualified for the men's 4x400m final by clocking a time of 3:12.23 yesterday.
The Star
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
Athletes a washout on day of downpour in S. Korea
PETALING JAYA: The heavy downpour in Gumi, South Korea, summed up Malaysia's sorry second day in the Asian Track and Field Championships. The only bright spark was Umar Osman, who posted his season-best time of 46.25 in the 400m men's final. He, however, finished last in the event won by Qatar's Ammar Ismail Ibrahim in 45.33s with Japan's Kentaro Sato and Sri Lanka's Kumarage Kalingatook taking silver and bronze with times of 45.50 and 45.55 respectively.
New Straits Times
7 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Umar's best time this year not good enough in Gumi
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Sea Games champion Umar Osman posted a season best of 46.25, and yet finished eighth and last in the Asian Track and Field Championships men's 400m final at Gumi Civic Stadium in South Korea today. Qatar's Ammar Ismail Ibrahim won the gold (45.33). Japan's Kentaro Sato (45.50) and Kalinga Kumarage Hewa (45.55) took the silver and bronze respectively. National women's 100m record holder Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli (11.49) clocked a poor 12.01 to finish eighth and last. China's Liang Xiaojing (11.37), Singapore's Shanti Pereira (11.41) and Vietnam's Tran Thi Nhi Yen (11.54) were the top three. Jonathan Nyepa clocked 10.73 to finish eighth and last in the men's 100m semi-finals. Japan's Hiroki Yanagita and Thailand's Puripol Boonson ran a photo finish of 10.20, but the former was awarded the gold. Saudi Arabia's Abdullah Abkar Mohammed (10.30) won bronze. Armin Zahryl Abdul Latif clocked a personal best of 13.85 in the men's 110m hurdles to finish third (heats). Another Malaysian, Rizua Haizad, lso failed to qualify for the final after finishing fourth (14.08). Anas Ariffin clocked 4:00.15 in the men's 1,500m to finish 10th (heats). Team manager Datuk R. Annamalai said that Umar did well, but the others were just too strong.
