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The Star
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
Tale of two sprinters
A job well done: Mohd Azeem Fahmi bagged gold in the Indian Open at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Inset: Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli. PETALING JAYA: National top male runner Mohd Azeem Fahmi's golden dash lit up the Indian Open, but Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli's absence cast a shadow on Malaysia's sprint scene. In Sunday's race at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Azeem stormed to victory in the men's 100m with a time of 10.35s.
The Sun
07-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Zaidatul Targets 2025 SEA Games Despite Injury, Job
KUALA LUMPUR: National women's sprinter Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli does not want her coaching duties at the Bukit Jalil Sports School (SSBJ) to interfere with her dream of competing at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand in December. The 32-year-old athlete, also known as 'Adik', said her focus now is on recovering from a ligament injury in her foot, sustained while competing at the Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championships in Gumi, South Korea, in May, as she works towards qualifying for the biennial Games. 'It's a bit challenging because Adik is already working, so the recovery process is taking a bit more time. 'I didn't even realise I had the injury during the competition. It was only after returning home that I found out there was a tear in my foot ligament, but I've continued training slowly,' she said when met recently. She also said she is preparing to compete in the upcoming Malaysia Open as part of her build-up to the 2025 SEA Games. 'For now, my main focus is, of course, the Malaysia Open because I want to qualify for the SEA Games, and more importantly, I want to improve my time compared to what I ran in Korea. 'Actually, based on my top 3 timing, I should have already qualified. But we still want to see how things go towards the end, especially in the final stages before the selection is made,' said Zaidatul, who was recently appointed an athletics coach at SSBJ. She also expressed hope that the return of sprint coach Mohd Poad Kassim to the national squad would help her maintain consistency. 'As an athlete, we naturally hope to have a coach by our side for motivation. As sprinters, there are technical aspects that need to be refined, and sometimes we don't even realise the mistakes we're making — only an experienced coach can detect and correct them,' she said. -- BERNAMA
The Sun
07-07-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Zaidatul balances coaching duties in bid for Sea GameS 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: National women's sprinter Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli does not want her coaching duties at the Bukit Jalil Sports School (SSBJ) to interfere with her dream of competing at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand in December. The 32-year-old athlete, also known as 'Adik', said her focus now is on recovering from a ligament injury in her foot, sustained while competing at the Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championships in Gumi, South Korea, in May, as she works towards qualifying for the biennial Games. 'It's a bit challenging because Adik is already working, so the recovery process is taking a bit more time. 'I didn't even realise I had the injury during the competition. It was only after returning home that I found out there was a tear in my foot ligament, but I've continued training slowly,' she said when met recently. She also said she is preparing to compete in the upcoming Malaysia Open as part of her build-up to the 2025 SEA Games. 'For now, my main focus is, of course, the Malaysia Open because I want to qualify for the SEA Games, and more importantly, I want to improve my time compared to what I ran in Korea. 'Actually, based on my top 3 timing, I should have already qualified. But we still want to see how things go towards the end, especially in the final stages before the selection is made,' said Zaidatul, who was recently appointed an athletics coach at SSBJ. She also expressed hope that the return of sprint coach Mohd Poad Kassim to the national squad would help her maintain consistency. 'As an athlete, we naturally hope to have a coach by our side for motivation. As sprinters, there are technical aspects that need to be refined, and sometimes we don't even realise the mistakes we're making — only an experienced coach can detect and correct them,' she said. -- BERNAMA
Barnama
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Barnama
Zaidatul Balances Coaching Duties In Bid For SEA Games 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 (Bernama) -- National women's sprinter Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli does not want her coaching duties at the Bukit Jalil Sports School (SSBJ) to interfere with her dream of competing at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand in December. The 32-year-old athlete, also known as 'Adik', said her focus now is on recovering from a ligament injury in her foot, sustained while competing at the Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championships in Gumi, South Korea, in May, as she works towards qualifying for the biennial Games. 'It's a bit challenging because Adik is already working, so the recovery process is taking a bit more time. bootstrap slideshow 'I didn't even realise I had the injury during the competition. It was only after returning home that I found out there was a tear in my foot ligament, but I've continued training slowly,' she said when met recently. She also said she is preparing to compete in the upcoming Malaysia Open as part of her build-up to the 2025 SEA Games. 'For now, my main focus is, of course, the Malaysia Open because I want to qualify for the SEA Games, and more importantly, I want to improve my time compared to what I ran in Korea. 'Actually, based on my top 3 timing, I should have already qualified. But we still want to see how things go towards the end, especially in the final stages before the selection is made,' said Zaidatul, who was recently appointed an athletics coach at SSBJ. She also expressed hope that the return of sprint coach Mohd Poad Kassim to the national squad would help her maintain consistency. 'As an athlete, we naturally hope to have a coach by our side for motivation. As sprinters, there are technical aspects that need to be refined, and sometimes we don't even realise the mistakes we're making — only an experienced coach can detect and correct them,' she said.
New Straits Times
31-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Quiet show by Malaysian athletes on last day in Gumi
Aftar Singh HL Quiet show by Malaysian athletes on last day in Gumi KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's women's 4x100m finished sixth in the Asian Athletics Championships at the Gumi Civic Stadium in South Korea today. The quartet of Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli, Azreen Nabila Alias, Nur Afrina Batrisyia Rizal and Nur Aishah Rofina Aling clocked 44.75. They had set a national record of 44.58 to win bronze in the 2023 Sea Games. In Gumi, the Chinese team (43.28) won gold, India (43.86) and Thailand (44.26) took the silver and bronze respectively. In men's pole vault, Naufal Shahrul Afzam, who has a personal best of 5.10m, cleared 4.97m to finish 14th out of 15 athletes. World Championships silver medallist Ernst John Obiena of the Philippines (5.77m) won gold, China's Huang Bokai (5.72m) and Thailand's Patsapong Amsamarng (5.67m) finished second and third respectively. Malaysia ended the five-day Asian meet with one bronze medal delivered by Irfan Shamsuddin in men's discus.
