Hakimi made it count this time around


Malaysian triple jumper Muhd Hakimi Ismail doing a lap of honour with his coach Victor Sotnicov after he won the event with a new SEA Games record in Singapore on Tuesday. - S.S.KANESAN/ The STAR

SINGAPORE: Triple jumper Mohd Hakimi Ismail has surely learnt his lesson.

Two years ago, in the Myanmar SEA Games, Hakimi leapt to a personal best of 16.44m in the fourth jump and was favourite for the gold.

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