Mohd Irfan shatters national discus record (updated)


Mohd Irfan Shamsuddin in action during the discus event at the Sukma Games in Perlis on Saturday. He broke the national record with a throw of 54.26m. - BERNAMA

KANGAR: A six-week training-cum-competition in Europe has paid off handsomely for discus thrower Mohd Irfan Shamsuddin at the Perlis Malaysia Games (Sukma).

The Myanmar SEA Games gold medallist, who returned home on Tuesday, smashed smashed his own national record in the men’s discus event with a hurl of 54.26m at Stadium Utama yesterday.

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