Athletics: Sarvinder gets her big break with spot in U-17 Asian Youth Games
BY AFTAR SINGH
Ready to rumble: Savinder Kaur is all set to achieve her dream as she has been selected to compete in the Under-17 Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China, from Aug 19-24.
KUALA LUMPUR: Teenager Savinder Kaur’s dream is to become a national middle distance runner.
And the Form Four student of Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) looks set
to achieve her dream as she has been selected to compete in the Under-17
Asian Youth Games in Nanjing, China, from Aug 19-24.
The Selayang-born girl was picked to compete in the Games after clocking
a personal best time of 2:15.00 en route to the silver medal in the
girls’ 800m at the Asean School Games in Ho Chi Minh City in June.
Savinder also impressed at the National Schools Championships (MSSM) in
Kuantan in May, clocking 2:15.97 to break the Under-18 800m record.
She also clocked a personal best time of 4:55.79 to bag the gold in the 1,500m.
Savinder, a former student of Ideal Heights Secondary School in
Selayang, said that she did the right thing by joining the BJSS in
January.
“Since enrolling in BJSS, I not only managed to improve my timing but I
did well to win the silver in the 800m in the Asean Schools Games.
“I am training diligently as I expect a strong challenge from Asia’s top
runners in Nanjing ,” said Savinder, who wants to become a national
runner in three years’ time.
National coach A.Trapadi believes Savinder has the potential to be a national runner.
"She is a dedicated athlete. She showed a lot of promise in her debut at the Asean School Games.
" I am optimistic that she will dip below 2:15 in the 800m in Nanjing," said Trapadi.
Besides Sarvinder, five other athletes - three boys and two girls - have also been picked for the Asian Youth Games.
The boys are Mohd Afiq Ahmad Alham (pole vault), Norshafiee Mohd Shah (high jump) and Mohd Rizzua Haiza Mohd (110m hurdles) while the girls are Chin Poh Kuan (discus, shot put) and R.Kirthana (long and triple jump).
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