Nurrul overcomes fever to set new shot putt record


(BRIEF CAPTION) Nurrul Ainin Syaiqina Mohd Nor Azahar,15 from Pahang showing her gold medal after won and break the MSSM record 13.59M (13.48m old record) in womens 15 shot put during the MSSM athletics championship at City Stadium in George Town,Penang. Pix by: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star/ 26 April 2017

PENANG: Pahang’s Nurrul Ainin Syau-qina Mohd Nor Azahar (pic) showed incredible resilience – overcoming high fever – to break the girls’ Under-15 shot putt meet record in the 59th National Schools Sports Council (MSSM) Track and Field Championships at the City Stadium.

She clinched the gold medal with an effort of 13.59m – erasing the previous mark of 13.48m set by Grace Wong Xiu Mei of Sarawak in Malacca in 2015.

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