KUALA LUMPUR: Shafiq Sulaiman was on cloud nine after chalking up an upset win over top junior Daniel Bego in the 50m freestyle of the Malaysian Open swimming championships at the Kuala Lumpur Swimming Complex in Cheras last night.
The 17-year-old swimmer from Kuala Lumpur touched home in 24.39 for his first individual gold medal of the meet, leaving Daniel to take the silver in 24.48. Another up and coming swimmer Foo Jian Beng of Selangor took bronze in 25.05.
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