Haikal shatters Sukma recurve record


KAJANG: Pahang’s Mohd Haikal Danish Syamsul Affandi shattered the Malaysia Games (Sukma) archery recurve qualifying record at the National Institute of Valuation (Inspen) Stadium here on Tuesday (Aug 18).

In the men’s event, the 21-year-old national athlete performed strongly from the first to the sixth end, scoring a total of 674 points to erase the previous mark of 656 set by Terengganu’s Mohd Saiful Islam Mohd Rizuwan at the 2024 edition in Kuching.

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