Dhiban sets personal best time to win 5,000m walk event

NEGRI Sembilan’s T. Dhiban Raj clocked a personal best en route to winning the men’s Open 5,000m walk in the third and final leg of the Race Walkers Association of Malaysia (RWAM) junior development programme at the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium in Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur recently.

Dhiban, who won the 20km walk gold medal in the Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Malacca in June, was timed 22:19 in the event. His time was better than his previous best of 22:39.