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Barnama
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Barnama
Merdeka Stadium Best Option For National Athletics Training
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Merdeka Stadium has been identified as one of the best options to serve as a training centre for national athletes, said Malaysian Athletics (MA) president Datuk Seri Dr Shahidan Kassim. He said the matter must be resolved quickly as the absence of a proper training venue could disrupt preparations for the SEA Games in Thailand this December. 'Our biggest problem is that athletes and coaches don't have a permanent training venue. That's why we are looking into several places, including Merdeka Stadium, but the rental there is quite high. bootstrap slideshow 'So I will negotiate with the government to see if we can get a discount to conduct training there,' he said when met at the Kuala Lumpur Super Series Athletics Championships at Merdeka Stadium yesterday. He said national athletes are currently forced to train at several temporary venues, such as the National Valuation Institute (INSPEN) and Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), as there is still no official information on the reopening of the stadium at the National Sports Council (NSC), which was closed for maintenance. Shahidan said the national athletes' performance at the biennial meet in Thailand at the end of this year would reflect Malaysia's capabilities as host of the 2027 edition, making it all the more crucial to ensure they have access to proper training facilities to achieve the best results. He added that 85 athletes are currently under the NSC programme, comprising the Podium and back-up programmes, while another 22 athletes are under MA's development programme. Meanwhile, he said the issue of coach appointments has been resolved, including the return of experienced coach Mohd Poad Md Kassim to the national coaching line-up. He said six coaches had already been approved by the NSC, with Mohd Poad being the seventh addition who would conduct weekly training sessions.
Barnama
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Barnama
New Athletics Coaches Expected By Mid-year, Locals May Start Earlier
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Athletics (MA) is expecting the arrival of six new coaches by May or June, with some local coaches possibly starting by the end of this month,' said its technical director Robert Ballard. He confirmed to Bernama that all the individuals had been notified, with the next step being the formalisation of contracts. He added that MA had been in regular contact with the National Sports Council (MSN) since last year to resolve the matter. bootstrap slideshow 'We've made all the recommendations and we're really, really hopeful that these appointments will go ahead. I hope this can happen very soon. The requests have been in place for more than a couple of months, not just since last week. 'We've been following up constantly, but delays are inevitable when it comes to funding, visas and the fact that some of the international coaches are still employed elsewhere. We are hoping that this will now occur in May or June. 'There's a possibility some of them could be here towards the end of this month, as some of the six are local coaches,' he said when met at the Kuala Lumpur Super Series Athletics Championships at Merdeka Stadium yesterday. Ballard said the appointments are crucial for MA's long-term plan to expand its national programme to include more than 100 athletes, not just in Kuala Lumpur but across Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak. 'We need to have greater outreach and if we get these new coaches on board, then we'll be able to dedicate the time and effort needed to structure these programmes and assist state coaches with the athletes in the national set-up. '...hopefully help those coaches with workshops and developing other younger athletes who can push themselves and elevate into the programme,' he said.
The Sun
04-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Danish delight! Teen steals show with stunning sprint double
JOHOR teenager Danish Iftikhar Muhammad Roslee completed a sensational sprint double when he stormed to victory in the men's 200 metres (m) race in the Kuala Lumpur Super Series Athletics Championships at the Merdeka Stadium here today. The 18-year-old breasted the tape in 21.81 seconds (s) to take gold while Pahang State Sports Council's Muhammad Rizal Mikhail Mohd Romzi (22.23s) and Johor SUKMA's Muhammad Airiel Iskandar Rusli (22.40s) settled for silver and bronze respectively. He admitted to easing up after the 150m mark to avoid picking up any unwanted injuries had he continued to accelerate. 'I had to do that because having run in the semi-finals, I did not have sufficient time for recovery,' he told reporters. Yesterday, Danish Iftikhar stole the show with a scintillating run to beat both 2017 Kuala Lumpur SEA Games 100m gold medalist Khairul Hafiz Jantan and national sprinter Jonathan Nyepa in the men's blue riband event. The Johor sprinter clocked 10.57s to clinch the 100m gold while Jonathan (10.66s) took silver and Penang's Tan Zhi Hang (10.70s) settled for bronze. Meanwhile, in the women's 200m event, Nur Aishah Rofina Aling of the Sabah Athletics Association powered her way to the gold medal in 24.69s, followed by national athlete Nur Afrina Batrisyia Mohammad Rizal (25.50s) and Malaysian Armed Forces' Zaimah Atifah Zainuddin (26.01s).
Barnama
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Barnama
Danish Delight! Teen Steals Show With Stunning Sprint Double
KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 (Bernama) -- Johor teenager Danish Iftikhar Muhammad Roslee completed a sensational sprint double when he stormed to victory in the men's 200 metres (m) race in the Kuala Lumpur Super Series Athletics Championships at the Merdeka Stadium here today. The 18-year-old breasted the tape in 21.81 seconds (s) to take gold while Pahang State Sports Council's Muhammad Rizal Mikhail Mohd Romzi (22.23s) and Johor SUKMA's Muhammad Airiel Iskandar Rusli (22.40s) settled for silver and bronze respectively. He admitted to easing up after the 150m mark to avoid picking up any unwanted injuries had he continued to accelerate.
