Melakas Khairul Hafiz Jantan (left)celebrates after winning the mens 200m final during the MAF Open 2017 at the Bukit Jalil Stadium, July 18, 2017. He broke the 49-year-old 200m national record with a time of 20.90s. GLENN GUAN/The Star
I REFER to your sport reports “Lightning Khairul” and “Now for the real test” (The Star, 19 July)
Kudos to the sprint sensation 18-year-old Khairul Hafiz Jantan who broke Tan Sri Dr M. Jegathesan’s 49-year-old record which he clocked in the semi-finals at the 1968 Mexico Olympics.
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