By Aftar SIngh KUALA LUMPUR: M. Muniandy (pic) started his career in walking at the age of 13 with dreams of representing Malaysia. He got his first break when he represented his state Kedah in the National Schools Sports Council (MSSM) Championships. Then, he took the first step towards his national dream when he featured …
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 4 — National sports associations (NSA) requiring special training facilities for their athletes involved in the Road to Tokyo (RTT) programme have been asked to submit their applications to the Special Ministerial Meeting on the implementation of the movement control order (MCO). Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican …
By AFTAR SINGH and LIM TEIK HUAT WHEN Indonesia’s Suryo Agung Wibowo won the 2009 SEA Games 100m race, he was imperious. His timing was better even than the winner of the blue riband event at the Asian Games the following year. China’s Lao Yi could only manage 10.24. But that was as good as it got …
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By AFTAR SINGH KUALA LUMPUR: Mohd Haiqal Hanafi came like a bolt out of the blue when, as an unheralded and unknown runner, he sprinted to gold and was crowned the fastest man in South-East Asia. The Philippines SEA Games 100m winner, however, does not intend to be a one-race wonder. It’s a lesson he …
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By AFTAR SINGH KUALA LUMPUR: National triple jumper R. Kirthana went to her third SEA Games in the Philippines in December last year and was looking forward to winning her first medal in the regional Games. She finished a poor seventh. It has now been revealed that her poor performance was because of her failing …