Compiled by C. ARUNO, KHOO JIAN TENG and R. ARAVINTHAN
AN 18-year-old girl with cerebral palsy made history after completing a 53km ultra marathon, earning recognition in the Malaysia Book of Records, Sinar Harian reported.
Nur Wadihan Wira Sudepja received her certificate from Malaysia Book of Records chief executive officer Christopher Wong, witnessed by Women, Family and Community Development Minister Nancy Shukri, on Wednesday.
She completed the “Watergate 24-Hour Special Edition” event in Putrajaya on Jan 11 in nine hours and 46 minutes, earning the title of “First girl with cerebral palsy to complete an ultra marathon”.
Her father, Wira Sudepja Rabu, said this was her third entry into the record books, following achievements in 2018 and 2020.
“When I do activities with this ‘child of heaven’, it’s how we find happiness together. When I take her running or cycling, she shows her happiness,” he said.
He said they hoped to raise awareness that children like her were capable of extraordinary achievements.
Wira Sudepja said the biggest challenge was not just the distance, but ensuring her needs were taken care of.
> A woman’s life in Terengganu turned for the worse after her mother died, as she is unable to send her two children, aged eight and nine, to school due to financial hardship, Kosmo! reported.
Her husband had abandoned the family years ago.
Siti Nur Jamilah Jamaludin, 39, said her sons Muhamad Rizhan Rizqi and Muhammad Raiqal Rayyan, who should be in Year Two and Year Three, now spend their time at home.
“I really want them to get an education, but my life is very difficult. I’ve never told anyone about this, but if I can get help, I will send them to school,” she said.
Despite the setback, she tries to teach them at home. Her eldest can count and read basic alphabets, but not the youngest.
The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.
