KUALA LUMPUR: Triple jumper Mohd Hakimi Ismail has finally completed his degree – after nine long years.The Taiping-born athlete was offered a place to do physical education at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) in 2011. It was a four-year course but he has had to hop, skip and jump past a few semesters to focus on training and competitions.
The 29-year-old father-of-two will finally land his degree in September.
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