Badrul Hisham does the double at Asean Schools Games


Malaysian sprinters Badrul Hisham Abdul Manap (right) and Asnawi Hashim after the 100m race at the Asean Schools Games on Monday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Badrul Hisham Abdul Manap has emerged as the top sprinter in the Asean Schools Games in Brunei after bagging the double sprint.

The 18-year-old, who smashed the 17-year-old national record of 10.30 by clocking a personal best of 10.29 in the boys’ 100m final in Bandar Seri Begawan on Monday, has rewritten his own meet record by clocking 21.39 in winning the 200m on Tuesday.

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