Three cheers for Irfan


Impressive feat: Muhd Irfan Shamsuddin (left) posing for a photograph with coach Fero Petrovic after breaking the national discus record in Linz, Austria, on Thursday.

KUALA LUMPUR: National discus thrower Muhd Irfan Sham­suddin must really love competing in Europe.

The 22-year-old, who left for Europe on May 6 for a 53-day training-cum-competition stint, has just broken the national discus record a third time in five days.

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