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The Sun
6 days ago
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- The Sun
Jonah Chang sets PB in shot put at Asian Athletics meet
NATIONAL shot putter Jonah Chang Rigan broke his personal best at the Asian Athletics Federation (AAF) in Gumi, South Korea, a short while ago. The 22-year-old athlete threw 18.05 metres (m) to improve his personal best of 17.11m set at the Queensland Open in Brisbane in March. However, in Thursday's (May 29) tournament, Jonah finished 10th out of 12 participants. The gold medal went to Iranian Mohammadreza Tayebiseifkoti who threw 20.32m while Chinese athlete Xing Jialiang won silver (19.97m) and Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Daoud Tolu won bronze (19.92m). Meanwhile, the national men's 4x400m quartet, consisting of Anas Ariffin, Luqmanul Hakim Khairul Akmal, Umar Osman and Muhammad Sayyid Amin, finished seventh with a time of 3 minutes 14.55 seconds (s). The gold medal was won by the Qatari quartet with a time of 3:03.52s while the silver went to the Indian squad (3:03.67s) and the bronze was won by China (3:03.73s). Meanwhile, national discus thrower Queenie Ting finished eighth out of 10 participants after six attempts with the best throw of 47.96m at the championship.
The Sun
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Shot putter Jonah sets new personal best record in South Korea
NATIONAL shot putter Jonah Chang Rigan broke his personal best at the Asian Athletics Federation (AAF) in Gumi, South Korea, a short while ago. The 22-year-old athlete threw 18.05 metres (m) to improve his personal best of 17.11m set at the Queensland Open in Brisbane in March. However, in Thursday's (May 29) tournament, Jonah finished 10th out of 12 participants. The gold medal went to Iranian Mohammadreza Tayebiseifkoti who threw 20.32m while Chinese athlete Xing Jialiang won silver (19.97m) and Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Daoud Tolu won bronze (19.92m). Meanwhile, the national men's 4x400m quartet, consisting of Anas Ariffin, Luqmanul Hakim Khairul Akmal, Umar Osman and Muhammad Sayyid Amin, finished seventh with a time of 3 minutes 14.55 seconds (s). The gold medal was won by the Qatari quartet with a time of 3:03.52s while the silver went to the Indian squad (3:03.67s) and the bronze was won by China (3:03.73s). Meanwhile, national discus thrower Queenie Ting finished eighth out of 10 participants after six attempts with the best throw of 47.96m at the championship.
Barnama
6 days ago
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- Barnama
Shot Putter Jonah Sets New Personal Best Record In South Korea
KUALA LUMPUR, May 29 (Bernama) -- National shot putter Jonah Chang Rigan broke his personal best at the Asian Athletics Federation (AAF) in Gumi, South Korea, a short while ago. The 22-year-old athlete threw 18.05 metres (m) to improve his personal best of 17.11m set at the Queensland Open in Brisbane in March. However, in today's tournament, Jonah finished 10th out of 12 participants.
New Straits Times
04-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Shereen, Irfan take centre stage at Asian meet
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia are banking on Shereen Samson Vallabouy and Irfan Shamsuddin to deliver medals at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, on May 27-31. Malaysia Athletics (MA) technical director John Ballard said Shereen and Irfan are currently ranked among the top three in the women's 400m and men's discus events, respectively. The 26-year-old Shereen clocked a season-best 53.66s at the Tom Jones Memorial in Florida last month and holds the national record of 51.79. She is expected to battle for gold with Bahrain's Kemi Adekoya, the reigning Asian Games champion, and compatriot Salwa Eid Naser. Shereen bagged bronze in the Hangzhou Games in 2023. Irfan, 29, threw a season-best 60.00m to claim silver at the Queensland Open in March. He will face stiff competition from Qatar's Moaaz Mohamed Ibrahim and China's Abuduaini Tuergong in Gumi. "Irfan is in good form and should be on the podium in Gumi," said Ballard. Hangzhou Asian Games 100m bronze medallist Azeem Fahmi will skip the Asian meet. Ballard confirmed Malaysia will field 36 athletes in Gumi. "Sprinter Russell Alexander Nasir Taib will contest the men's 200m alongside youngster Sayyid Amin Roslan. "Teenager Danish Iftikhar Roslee, who stunned the seniors to win the 100m title with a 10.57s at the Cahya Mata Super Series on Saturday, will feature in the 4x100m. "Jonathan Nyepa and Khairul Hafiz Jantan will race in the men's 100m." Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli will double up in the women's 100m and 200m, joined by youngsters Nur Aishah Rofina Zulkifli (100m) and Izzatul Musfirah Ahmad Kamal Azira (200m). At last year's Asian Championships in Bangkok, Malaysia managed just one bronze through Irfan.
