PETALING JAYA: National hurdler Mohd Fakrul Afizul Nasir rewrote the record books once again, breaking his own 400 metres hurdles national record with a blistering time of 50.72 seconds to claim gold at the Varsity Track & Field (VTF) Two Championships at Stadium Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) in Terengganu.
The Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) student had waited two years to erase the mark he set at the 2024 Malaysia Games (Sukma) in Kuching, Sarawak, where he clocked 51.11s.
On Friday (June 5), he did so emphatically.
"Alhamdulillah, I was blessed to break the national record today," said Fakrul after crossing the finish line.
In a remarkable display of depth from the UPM camp, Fakrul’s winning time also wiped out the competition record of 52.77s that had been set just hours earlier by his UPM teammate, Mohd Aiman Najmi Mohd Anuar, during the morning semi-finals.
Aiman had to settle for silver in the final, clocking 51.49s, while Mohd Adib Irfan Azizan of Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) rounded out the podium with a bronze-medal time of 52.82s.
