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Duplantis wins in Doha to complete perfect season
DOHA (Reuters) - Swedish pole vaulter Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis completed a perfect season when he beat world champion Sam Kendricks at the Doha Diamond League meeting on Friday, the last of a campaign shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Losing can make para athlete a winner, says coach
KUALA LUMPUR: Whenever a para athlete goes against an able-bodied sportsman, he is expected to lose.
After three switches, Aftar seeks success in 400m hurdles
KUALA LUMPUR: Mohd Aftar Rosli has switched events in athletics three times in the last seven years. Now, the 400m hurdler hopes he has finally found the event in which he can excel.
Shahreem jumps at chance to clash with Andre at Sukma
KUALA LUMPUR: One is experienced while the other is a promising star – and together, Andre Anura Anuar and Shahreem Aleimran Abdul Raheem are hoping to become the country’s top long jumpers.
Plenty of action lined up for para athletes
KUALA LUMPUR: There will be no lack of competitions for the track and field athletes preparing for the Paralympics in Tokyo next year.
For teeny Winnie, size doesn’t matter in heptathlon
KUALA LUMPUR: Heptathletes are often tall, imposing figures – after all, it takes a lot of brawn to excel in seven different disciplines.
Hurdler Mandy wants to dip below 60 seconds in 400m
KUALA LUMPUR: A switch from long jump to 400m hurdles three years ago has turned out to be a good move for Mandy Goh Li (pic). With success and experience on her side, Mandy has set a new goal – to become only the second Malaysian woman hurdler to dip below 60 seconds. The first is former national ace Noraseela Khalid, who holds the national record of 56.02.
On this day: Born May 24, 1946: Irena Szewinska, Polish athlete, administrator
(Reuters) - To those with only a passing knowledge of athletics it might have come as something of a surprise last month when America's Track and Field News magazine named Polish sprinter Irena Szewinska as the greatest female athlete of all time.
Kirthana will be back, says rival-turned-best friend
KUALA LUMPUR: They have been fierce rivals. And then they became thick friends.
A new vision for Kirthana
KUALA LUMPUR: National triple jumper R. Kirthana went to her third SEA Games in the Philippines in December last year and was looking forward to winning her first medal in the regional Games. She finished a poor seventh.
