PETALING JAYA: National sprinter Danish Iftikhar Mohd Roslee’s (pic) run in the 100m final of the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong ended without a medal but the youngster can take heart after clocking his season’s best time yesterday.
The 19-year-old finished seventh in the finale with a time of 10.43s at the Hong Kong National Stadium but he posted an impressive 10.38s earlier in the semi-finals, which is his finest time this year.
Danish, however, was unable to reproduce the same pace in the medal race.
China’s Dai Hongyu clinched the gold in 10.28s, while Hong Kong’s Kwok Chun Ting took silver in 10.35s. Japan’s Tsubasa Yasukawa also timed 10.35s but had to settle for bronze after losing out in a photo finish.
Danish had entered the competition looking to rediscover the form that saw him win bronze at last year’s SEA Games in Thailand, where he set a personal best of 10.18s.
Prior to Hong Kong, the Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris student had recorded a season best of 10.46s when winning gold at the Varsity Track and Field One meet at Universiti Sains Malaysia in April.
Meanwhile, the semi-finals in Hong Kong also saw another Malaysian, Mohd Dzul Danish Jamari, achieve a new personal best of 10.52s.
National women’s sprinter Izzatul Musfirah recorded 11.95s in Heat 1 of the women’s 100m event.
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