Nothing to shout about from Malaysian athletes in Asian meet

Filepic of national track and field athlete Grace Wong throwing the discus at the MSSM meet in Malacca last month.

SINGAPORE: The Malaysian athletics team bound for the Singapore SEA Games endured a mixed day in the Asian Track and Field (ATF) Championships in Wuhan, China.

Of the six athletes who were in action on the opening day of the ATF on Wednesday, only Grace Wong Xiu Mei (hammer) and Noor Amira Nafiah (long jump) received the thumbs up from Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF) technical director Roberth Ballard.