BJSS ATHLETICS

Shahidatul and Kirthana book tickets to world junior meet

By AFTAR SINGH

KUALA LUMPUR: Triple jumpers Noor Shahidatul Nadia and R. Kirthana qualified for the World Youth Athletics Championships in Ukraine after surpassing the qualifying mark in the FTAAA All-Comers meet at the National Sports Council training track in Bukit Jalil yesterday.

Shahidatul cleared 12.81m for the gold while Kirthana bagged the silver with her 12.58 effort. Both the Bukit Jalil Sports School students beat the qualifying mark of 12.30.

The 17-year-old Shahidatul has also qualified for the long jump in the Under-17 World Youth Championships from July 10-14 after clearing 5.98m in the National Under and Over distance meet in Bukit Jalil last month. The qualifying mark is 5.90m.

Shahidatul also qualified for the championships in Barcelona last year but was forced to give it a skip as the dates of the meet clashed with the Sukma (Malaysia Games) in Kuantan.

“She sacrificed going to the World Youth Championships because her state Kedah wanted her to focus on Sukma. This time, she will definitely be going to Ukraine,” said BJSS coach Zainal Abas.

Kirthana, a Form Four student, was surprised to qualify for the World Youth Championships.

“I competed in the triple jump for the first time in the National Under and Over distance meet last month and managed to clear 11.99m. And I never expected to improve my mark in just one month,” said Kirthana.

“I am happy with my efforts. From now on, I will focus on the triple jump and hope to do well in Ukraine.”

RESULTS
MEN
110m hurdles: 1. Mohd Robani Hassan (MAF) 14.62, 2. Mohd Rohaizad Jamil (NSC) 15.12, 3. Mohd Ammar Zakuan (BJSS) 15.83.
200m: 1. Mohd Firdaus Mazalan (BJSS) 22.78, 2. Asnawi Hisham (Mal) 23.05, 3. Sebastian Lee Azcona (BJSS) 23.06.
400m: 1. Mohd Azam Masri (Mal) 49.00, 2. S. Jeeventhran (BJSS) 50.47, 3. Mohd Azri Kadir (Army) 50.90.
1,500m: 1. S. Saranraj (BJSS) 4:17.80, 2. Nik Hafiz Mohamed (NSC) 4:25.40, 3. S. Pekeeshgaran (NSC) 4:32.70.
10,000m: 1. S. Venugopal (Pol) 33:34.35, 2. Prabo Das (Nse) 35:43.01, 3. S. Vinoth (Joh) 37:35.68.
10,000m walk: 1. Mohd Azakie Ariffin (BJSS) 54:17.60, 3. Adam Mohd Abdul Latiff (SMK Tmn Melawati) 1’09:54.
Discus: 1. Mohd Azuran Fahmi (NSC) 40.08m, 2. Mohd Hafiz Hashim (Navy) 38.23m, 3. Tang ZhiMin (SMK Sri Sentosa) 35.90m.
Hammer: 1. Ng Chee Chiew (NSC) 42.90m, 2. Rizhan Rajmi (NSC) 42.26m, 3. Mohd Faiq Maska (Joh) 27.94m.
High jump:1. Mohd Azly Ghazali (NSC) 2.10m, 2. S. Navinraj (NSC) 2.05m, 3. K. Prakash (NSC) 2.05m.
Triple jump:1. Nik Lukman Hakim Nik Yahya (NSC) 14.69m, 2. Mohd Afiq Akmal (BJSS) 14.50m, 3. Ahmad Firdaus Salim (KL) 14.42m

WOMEN
100m hurdles: 1. Raja Nursheena Raja Azhar (NSC) 14.54, 2. Aini Nurazira Mohd Ali (BJSS) 15.62, 3. Khairunadiah Mohd Khir (BJSS) 17.25.
200m: 1. Zaidatul Husnah Zulkifli (BJSS) 25.52, 2. Nurul Faizah Asma Mazlan (NSC) 26.06, 3. Ku Munirah Ku Zamzuri (NSC) 27.02.
400m: 1. S. Komala Shalli (MAF) 58.96, 2. Shereen Samson (Mal) 60.17, 3. A. Kalaiyarasi (KL) 60.54.
1,500m: 1. K. Ganthimathi (MAF) 4:50.63, 2. Savinder Kaur (BJSS) 5:15.85, 3. Priscilla Devi (Joh) 5:51.64.
10,000m walk: 1. Norliana Mohd Rusni (Forces) 56:37.02, 2. Siti Sofea Mohd Sukri (BJSS) 1’00.34, 3. Aina Fadhlin Syahmina Abas (BJSS) 1’06.01.
Discus: 1. Choo Kang Ni (Joh) 39.77m, 2. Chin Poh Kuan (BJSS) 31.97m, 3. Bibi NuraisahIshak (BJSS) 31.65m.
Hammer: 1. Casier Renee Kelly Lee (BJSS) 46.94m, 2. Linda Tan Ling Hwa (BJSS) 40.15m, 3. Nurfazina Jalaludin (BJSS) 39.50m.
High jump:1. Yap Sean Yee (NSC) 1.72m, 2. Nur Syahirah Mohd Osman (Prk) and Tuan JulianaTuan Hassan (BJSS) 1.60m.
Long jump:1. Noor Shahidatul Nadia (BJSS) 5.78m, 2. R. Kirthana (BJSS) 5.46m, 3. Ng Khai Lee (Navy) 5.43m.
Pole vault:1. Velerie Tan Ee Leen (BJSS) 3.40m, 2. Chuah Yu Tian (BJSS) 3.20m, 3. Loh Chooi Joy (BJSS) 2.40m.
Triple jump:1. Noor Shahidatul Nadia (BJSS) 12.81m, 2. R. Kirthana (BJSS) 12.58m, 3. Nurin Nazirah Mohd Shukor (Joh) 10.59m.

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