Women’s quartet awarded medal after Bahrain’s mistake

Lucky girls: (from left) Azreen Nabila Alias, Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli, Nur Afrina Batrisyia Mohd Rizal and Shereen Samson Vallabouy are all smiles after they were announced as the bronze medallists. — S.S. KANESAN/The Star

AFTER eight years, Shereen Samson Vallabouy anchored the women’s 4x100m team and, despite her brilliant effort, she crossed the line fourth.

Bahrain finished third and received their medals on the podium. However, a joyous surprise awaited the quartet of Shereen, Azreen Nabila Alias, Nur Afrina Batrisyia Mohd Rizal and Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli, who had clocked 45.01s.