Training with boys makes me stronger, says jumper Kirthana


PETALING JAYA: R. Kirthana (pic) has no choice but to train with the men as she is the only woman athlete in the national triple and long jump squad.

But the 24-year-old is not complaining, instead she’s relishing the experience of training with long jumpers Andre Anura Anuar, Abdul Latif Romly, Luqman Hakim Ramlan and triple jumper Mohd Hakimi Ismail.

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