Malaysia Athletics

KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 — National discus thrower Queenie Ting Kung Ni hopes to become the country’s first women to win a discus gold medal in the history of Malaysia’s participation in the SEA Games athletics competition. Queenie as she is fondly known, however, acknowledged that the feat will not be a walk in the […]

KUALA LUMPUR: Sprinter Pengiran Aidil Auf Hajam believes nothing is impossible following his victory in the 200m at last month’s Malaysia Track and Field Championships (MTFC) in Bukit Jalil. The 17-year-old Sabahan upstaged national sprinters Jonathan Nyepa and Khairul Hafiz Jantan to win the men’s 200m final in 21.54s Pengiran now aims to qualify for

KUALA LUMPUR: State coaches have done a wonderful job in guiding their athletes to some very impressive performances at the Malaysian Track and Field Championships (MTFC) which concluded in Bukit Jalil yesterday. Sabah coach Jumain Taepe produced two promising sprinters, Pengiran Aidil Auf Hajam and Nur Aishah Rofina Aling, who upstaged national athletes in the

KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysia Athletics Federation (MAF) are leaving no stone unturned in their bid to get gold medal prospect Azeem Fahmi to compete at the Phnom Penh Sea Games. MAF coaching and selection committee chairman Datuk Mark Ling will fly to the United States, where the 19-year-old sprinter is based, next month to hold

KUALA LUMPUR: National back-up sprinter Pengiran Aidil Auf Hajam from Sabah created a sensational upset by beating the national men’s record holder in the 200m race of the Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) Track and Field Championships at the National Sports Council’s Mini Stadium in Bukit Jalil, here today. The 18-year-old Sabahan clocked 21.54s to win

KUALA LUMPUR: National sprinter Muhammad Haiqal Hanafi (pix) clocked 10.46s to smash the Cambodia SEA Games qualifying mark enroute to winning the 100m event at the Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) Track and Field Championships here yesterday. The time recorded by Muhammad Haiqal at the National Sports Council (NSC) mini stadium surpassed the qualifying time of 10.56s set

PETALING JAYA: Two weeks after cracking the national 60m indoor record, Malaysia’s teenage sprinter Azeem Fahmi has done it again. Racing against one of the world’s fastest men, American Trayvon Bromell, US-based Azeem today shaved 0.01 seconds off his mark set on Jan 28 in Texas. Azeem, 18, of Auburn University clocked 6.62s to finish

IPOH: Tang Choo Mong, Malaysia’s oldest athletics coach who was much respected and unstoppable in his work, has died aged 78. The former national coach died of a heart attack in hospital here on Saturday evening, just over a month after he had quit two key state coaching posts due to failing health. Tang was

The previous record had stood for 24 years. KUALA LUMPUR: Azeem Fahmi has got off to a good start in the US, breaking the national record in the men’s 60m indoor sprint event at the 2023 Texas Tech Open meet, on Friday. The 18-year-old, making his indoor debut for Auburn University, clocked 6.63 seconds (s)

KUALA LUMPUR: Pole vaulter Nor Sarah Adi was today shocked to find out that her coach Manshahar Abdul Jalil had actually retired from his role as national head coach last month. Sarah said Manshahar had not uttered a word about his retirement to her. She disclosed that he has continued to train her and men’s