Khairul leads 4x100m team to new national record


KUALA LUMPUR: Sprinter Khairul Hafiz Jantan (pic) has another national record to his name.

The 19-year-old Melakan, who holds the 100m and 200m records, anchored the men’s 4x100m to a new national mark of 39.62 en route to the gold at the Vietnam Open Athletics Championships in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday.

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