Diminutive Zaidatul out to make a bigger impact after 100m final outing

Good effort: Malaysia’s Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli (left) finished eighth in the women’s 100m final in the Asian Games at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Pint-sized sprin­ter Zai­datul Husniah Zulkifli arrived home from Jakarta yesterday but not after leaving a huge impression in the Indonesian Asian Games.

The Asiad debutant, who weighs only 42kg and stands 1.56m, clocked her season’s best time of 11.59 in the heats to qualify for the semi-finals. She posted 11.70 in the semi-finals and went faster in the final to finish eighth with 11.61.