Jian Han breaks old record in backstroke win


Tern Jian Han en route to winning the 200m backstroke in the Sukma Games on Sunday. - GARY CHEN/ The Star

KANGAR: Johor’s Tern Jian Han smashed the 18-year-old 200m backstroke Sukma record and then grabbed the gold medal in the final at the State Aquatic Centre.

The 19-year-old from Batu Pahat clocked 2:07.02 to set a new meet record in the heats on Sunday morning to erase Lim Keng Liat’s long-standing record of 2:07.27 set at the Pahang Games in 1996.

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