Zaidatul makes the cut for Asiad


ATMs Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli celebrates after winning the womens 200m final of the 95th Malaysia Open National Championships at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, May 12, 2018. GLENN GUAN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Pint-size Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli (pic) has qualified for the women’s 100m and 200m for the Asian Games in Jakarta in August while national sprinter Jonathan Nyepa is on the verge of making the cut.

The Kedah lass clocked a season best of 11.64 in the 100m heats in the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast last month to surpass the sixth placing qualify mark of 11.68.

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