KUALA LUMPUR: The women's 3,000m steeplechase event will only be introduced for the first time in the world athletics championships in Paris in August. But the Federal Territory Amateur Athletic Association (FTAAA) have beaten Paris to it. They will have the event in the FTAAA under-over, throws and jumps meet today at the national training track in Bukit Jalil.
FTAAA secretary S. Vegiyathuman said they decided to introduce the event before the world championships to give Malaysian women athletes a feel of the event.