Sprint coach takes pains to ensure Haiqal stays injury-free


Melaka's Khairul Hafiz Jantan celebrates with coach Poad (left) after winning the men's 200m final during the MAF Open 2017 at the Bukit Jalil Stadium, July 18, 2017. He broke the national record with a time of 20.90s. GLENN GUAN/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: It has been a world of pain for our sprinters.

And national sprint coach Mohd Poad Mohd Kassim (pic) does not want history to repeat itself for SEA Games gold medallist Mohd Haiqal Hanafi.

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