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New Straits Times
04-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Danish stuns rivals to complete sprint double at Cahya Mata
KUALA LUMPUR: Teenager Danish Iftikhar Roslee stole the limelight at the Cahya Mata Super Series by winning the 200m gold medal to complete a sprint double at the Merdeka Stadium on Sunday. The 18-year-old, who stunned several national sprinters to clinch the 100m title on Saturday, clocked 21.81s to top the 200m event. Rizal Mikhail Romzi (22.23) and Airiel Iskandar Rusli (22.40) took silver and bronze respectively. Danish, whose personal best in the 200m is 21.23, was thrilled with his achievement. Featured Videos "I'm happy to complete a sprint double in my first competition of the year. For the record, it's my fourth career sprint double," said Danish. "Although I was tired after the 200m semi-finals, I managed to win the final, which was held just about two hours later." Danish's next outing will be at the Asian Championships in South Korea from May 27-31, and he is hoping for a strong showing. "I'm looking forward to better things in the coming meets," said Danish, who is coached by his father, Roslee Ismail, and Olympian Nordin Jadi. Meanwhile, reigning Malaysia Games champion Fakhrul Afizul Nasir clocked a season-best 51.97s to win the 400m hurdles gold. The 21-year-old now hopes to break his own national record of 51.11s at the Asian meet. RESULTS Men's 200m: 1. Danish Iftikhar Roslee (Joh) 21.81s, 2. Rizal Mikhail Romzi (Pah) 22.23, 3. Airiel Iskandar Rusli (Joh) 22.40; 400m hurdles: 1. Fakhrul Afizul Nasir (MA) 51.97, 2. Aiman Najmi Anuar (Joh) 52.73, 3. Adib Irfan Azizan (Bagan Datuk) 53.56; 800m: 1. Wan Fazri Wan Zahari (MA) 1:52.16, 2. Anas Ariffin (MA) 1:54.53, 3. Shawn Roshan Singh (MA) 1:58.57; 10,000m walk: 1. Khor Jing Hong (FT) 48:32.85, 2. G. Sasikumar (Forces) 51:51.97, 3. Nor Azuan Nor (Forces) 52:46.76; 4x400m: 1. Malaysia A 3:16.02, 2. Malaysia B 3:19.94, 3. Kawan Athletics 3:26.82; Triple jump: 1. Andrea Anura Anwar (MA) 15.62m, 2. Brendon Ting (Kairos Athletic Club) 15.22,3. Shah Sholihin Azshar (Bagan Datuk) 14.92. Women's 200m: 1. Nur Aishah Rofina Aling (Sab) 24.69s, 2. Nur Afrina Batrisya Rizal (MA) 25.50, 3. Zaimah Atifah Zainuddin (Forces) 26.01; 400m hurdles: 1. Mandy Goh Li (MA) 62.33, 2. Nur Shaqirah Cik Mat Kilau (MA) 65.99, 3. Fatin Nashira Fadzil (Kel) 67.44; 800m: 1. Savinder Kaur (MA) 2:14.87, 2. Jerusha Olive Jason (Sel) 2:21.02, 3. Rosnani Mahamad (Joh) 2:27.69; 10,000m walk: 1. Kok Hui Ying (FT) 59:00.66, 2. M. Kishaalini (Prk) 59:01.64, 3. P. Kaarthiyani (FT) 1:01:09.19; 5,000m: 1. Noor Amelia Musa (Pol) 19:11.56, 2. Tan Zhi Lin (Prk) 19:33.64, 3. Aina Afiqah Noorazlan (Ked) 20:02.13; 4x400m: 1. Malaysia 3:56:91, 2. Johor A 4:10.81, 3. Johor B 4:33.75; Triple jump: 1. Nurul Ashikin Abas (MA) 12.59m, 2. Alia Batrisya Nasaruddin (Kel) 12.41, 3. R. Kirthana (Forces) 12.30.
New Straits Times
03-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Teenager Danish leaves national sprinters in his dust at Cahya Mata
KUALA LUMPUR: Teenager Danish Iftikhar Roslee stunned a host of national sprinters to win the men's 100m gold medal at the Cahya Mata Super Series at Merdeka Stadium on Saturday. The 18-year-old clocked 10.57s to beat national sprinter Jonathan Nyepa (10.66) and Penang's Tan Zhi Hang (10.70) to the line. Khairul Hafiz Jantan, the 2017 KL Sea Games champion, was fourth in 10.74. Although Danish's time was slower than his personal best of 10.47 set last year, the Johor-born student was thrilled to outpace the national sprinters. "I never expected to win the race against the best in the country. Surprisingly, I led from start to finish," said Danish, who scored 5As, 2Bs and 1C in his Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) exams. Several German sprinters competed as guests in the semi-finals to prepare for the World Relay Championships in Guangzhou, China, on May 11-12. "It was an honour to race against the German sprinters in the semi-finals. I did well to clock 10.56 and finish third behind Julian Wagner (10.40) and Heiko Gussmann (10.45)," added Danish, who hopes to race at the Asian Championships in Gumi, South Korea, on May 27-31. Meanwhile, Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli, the national record holder at 11.49, clocked 11.72 to win the women's 100m final. Sabah's Nur Aishah Rofina Zulkifli was second in 11.80, while Azreen Nabia Alias of Malaysia Athletics came in third with 11.83.
