Athletics Legend Ishtiaq Mubarak Dies at 65

It is sad to learn that a Malaysian great and legend AHMAD ISHTIAQ MUBARAK (b. 16 Feb 1948) passed away today (9 August 2013). TheStar reported that his death was after a fall at his home in Hulu Kelang Selangor, around 9.55 A.M. He was 65 years old.

The 110m hurdler has competed in three Olympics, Cd Mexico 1968 (14.3s), Munchen 1972 (14.78s), Montreal 1976 (14.27, & 14.21 in SF), and won numerous medals in SEA and Asian level including in 1966 and 1974 Asian Games where he won 110mh Bronze and Silver medals respectively. At Asian Track and Field or ATF (now Asian Championship), he won two Silver medals from editions of 1973 (14.3s)  and 1975 (14.4s). He participated in two Commonwealth Games, Christchurch 1974, and Edmonton 1978. He also with Malaysian team to the first World Cup in athletics in Dusseldorf GER in 1977. In SEA Games (SEAP before 1975), he won four Gold medals from 1969 (14.6s), 1971 (14.4s), 1973 (14.6s), & 1977 (14.46s).

His 110mh best 14.08s which has stood as NR for 15 years (broken by Nur Herman Majid in 1991) was recorded in Furth GER in June 1976. He also recorded a hand-timed best 13.8s two weeks earlier in Schwetzingen.

OCM wrote, "Ishtiaq Mubarak survived a near-fatal car accident on 13 October 1970, which took him over nine months of guts and determination to recover and to make a successful come-back to Athletics".

In 2002, he was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malaysia Hall of Fame.

Southeast Asian ALL-TIME Rankings as of today:

13.73 (+1.6) Nur Herman Majid MAS 1994
13.77 (+0.7) Jamras Rittidet THA 2011
13.81 (+0.2) Rayzam Shah Wan Sofian MAS 2012
13.85 (-----) Mohd Robani Hassan MAS 2008
13.90 (+0.3) Suphan Wongsriphuck THA 2008
14.00 (-0.3) Mohd Faiz Mohammad MAS 2007
14.03 (+1.0) Narongdech Janjai THA 2003
14.08 (+0.2) Ahmad Ishtiaq Mobarak MAS 1976
14.11 ( -1.3) Edy Jakariya INA 2004
14.17 (+1.5) Eric Cray PHI 2013

better manual-timing
13.7 (-0.7) Edy Jakariya INA 2012
13.8 (-----) Ahmad Ishtiaq Mobarak MAS 1976
13.9 (+0.3) Mohd Ajmal Aiman Hassan MAS 2012

...rest in peace, Al-Fatihah...

Ishtiaq Mubarak (left) during training with teammates

Ishtiaq clocked 14.46 in SEAP Games, to beat Burmese Itpone Myint

Ishtiaq (right) with Jegathesan (at his right) and teammates in 1976 Olympics

Article by Jad Adrian, ATFS statistician

All photos by Malaysian Thestar

Read more...

Malaysian Athletics Results 2013, Issue No. 8

MALAYSIAN  ATHLETICS  RESULTS  2013 – 8

-by Jad Adrian, ATFS statistician for MAF/KOM           

-email: info@adriansprints.com        

Pune (India), 3-7 July 2013 “20th Asian Championships in Athletics 2013”

-results by Malaysian Athletes-

MEN

400m    ( 3): 7h1 Anchois Aron (110393) 48.96;

110mh ( 4): 4h3 Rayzam Shah Wan Sofian (110188) 14.28/+0.5;

H J        ( 7): 13. Lee Hup Wei (050587) 2.10, 14. Navin Raj s/o Subramaniam (140293) 2.05;

P V       ( 3): 9= Mohd Iskandar Alwi (260294) 4.70;

WOMEN

100m           ( 4): f: Komalam Shally d/o Selveratnam (230488) DQ (& 11.83/-0.5 as 3h3) … 4h1 Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli (200893) 12.12/-0.4;

200m           ( 6): 5h2 Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli (200893) 25.29/+0.4; …6h3 Komalam Shally d/o Selveratnam (230488) 24.82/+0.2;

Nilai,  3-6 July 2013  “40th MAKSAK Athletics Championships 2013”

-only final results reported,  no relay composition;  no wind information;

-see note of doping for men’s DT;

-best results as follows;

MEN

100m           (  3):  Mohd Azhar Md Ismail 10.76,  2. Mohd Izuddin Yahaya 10.80,  3. Mohd Helmi Ahmad 10.87,  4. Mohd Fahmi Sarkinin 10.88,  5. Khairul Asyraf Amran 11.12,  6. Abd Rashid Osman 11.19;

200m           (  5):  Mohd Izzuddin Yahaya 21.93,  2. Mohd Azhar Md Ismail 22.03,  3. Mohd Helmi Ahmad 22.14,  4. Harmizi Arobi 22.19,  5. Mohd Faliq Fathikamal Mohamad Fauzi 22.87;

400m           (  4):  Parthiban s/o Murugiah 49.30,  2. Ananth s/o Poobathy 50.51;

1500m         (  4):  Mohd Jironi Riduan 4:18.24;

5000m         (  5):  Venugopal s/o Rajendran 15:52.85,  2. Amiruddin Nasir16:49.08,  3. Mohd Shafiq Mohd Shamsul 16:52.59,  4. Casenja Maron (Kul) 17:13.32;

10000m        (  4):  Venugopal s/ Rajendran 32:51.73,  2. Shahruddin Hashim 34:10.72,  3. Mohd Afindi Nudin 35:19.91,  4. Muruga Karana s/ Karna (name spelling??) 36:06.16,  5. Casenja Maron 36:58.04,  6. Jasni Khairil Jamaluddin (Kul) 37:22.95;

3000St         (  3):  Jenarthanan s/o Paneerselvam 10:03.54,  2. Mohd Afiendi Nudin 10:21.42;

110mh  (  5):  Mohd Robani Hassan 14.44,  2. Mohamad Rohaizad Jamil 14.48;

400mh         (  4):  Mohamad Baihaqi Razlan 55.25,  2. Syed Mohd Rizal Syed Alwi 56.55,  3. Mohd Faliq Fathikamal Mohamad Fauzi (Kul) 56.80;

10000m W         (  3):  Umasuttan s/o Ganesan 49:03.09;

L J        (  5):  Mohd Muslim (AF) 7.05,  2. Camillus David 6.92,  3. Mohd Faizal Mustapha 6.89;

T J        (  5):  Muhammad Hakimi Ismail 15.15,  2. Mohd Fazlil Mustafa 13.95;

P V       (  4):  Mohd Faizal Mustapha 3.20,  2. Yasser Asuad Abu (Mal) 3.00;

S P               (  3):  Mohd Hafiz Hashim 13.91,  2. Mohd Ammar Ramadzan 13.56,  3. Ngu Kit Min 12.10,  4. Mohd Azwan Fahmi Zuhairi 11.63,  5. Henry Kinsin 11.54;

D T              (  4):  Ngu Kit Min 45.16,  2. Mohd Azwan Fahmi Zuhairi 41.51,  3. Mohd Hafiz Hashim 40.51,  4. Sharil Firdaus Basir 40.50,  5. Henry Kinsin 35.31; ...NOTE: Mohd Firdaus Jamen was 5th with 39.76 – NOT eligible to take part, has been banned by IAAF for two years since September 2012;

H T              (  4):  Mohd Nizam Mohd Zuki 44.87,  2. Rizhan Rajmi 41.53,  3. Yazid Md Mohd Yusof (Joh) 41.46,  4. Abdul Halim Yatim (Kul) 38.25,  5. Azli Zaina 35.41;

J T               (  3):  Mohd Akmal Md Zain 57.92,  2. Camillus David 55.02,  3. Mohd Rozaini Subki 54.62,  4. Lau See Long 50.19;

4x400m        (  6):  ATM Team (no details?) 3:20.56;

WOMEN

100m           (  3):  Nur Atikah Awang (Per) 12.75,  2. Norshila Idris 12.77,  3. Nur Fatimatul Zahrah Awang 12.81;

200m    (  5):  Norshila Idris 26.21,  2. Nur Atikah Awang (Per) 26.88;

400m    (  4):  Nurul Faezah Asma Mazlan 60.08;

800m    (  3):  Melinder Kaur Ragbir Singh 2:30.65;

1500m  (  4):  Noor Amelia Musa 4:46.58,  2. Iza Maryati Mohamad 5:09.96;

5000m  (  5):  Noor Amelia Musa 18:06.42,  2. Sangeetha d/o Subramaniam 21:11.60;

10000m        (  4):  Noor Amelia Musa 38:42.97,  2. Angela Kundang 49:03.48,  3. Komala Devi d/o Kolanthai (Pen) 52:23.16,  4. Norazilah Othman (AF) 52:42.87,  5. Ong Su Ping (Kul) 55:29.93;

3000St         (  3):  Melinder Kaur Ragbir Singh 11:43.63,  2. Angela Kundang 14:00.41,  3. Emilia (PDRM) 15:33.36;

100mh         (  5):  Zura Omar (Penjara) 16.21;

H J               (  3):  Rosa d/o Rajantharan (AF) 1.50;

L J               (  4):  Nur Fatimatul Zahrah Awang 5.70;

T J               (  3):  Zura Omar (Penjara) 10.89,  2. Norina Damnoen 10.75;

S P               (  3):  Rahilah Othman 10.39,  2. Asrenny Asik 10.36;

D T              (  5):  Rahilah Othman 30.90,  2. Asrenny Asik 29.28;

J T               (  5):  Nur Fatin Adihan Suharman 42.86,  2. Nazirah Che Mat 36.76,  3. Nurul Fauziah Mohamad (Joh) 33.20;

5000m W     (  5):  Norliana Mohd Rusni 29:07.88,  2. Komala Devi d/o Kolanthai (Pen) 30:59.55;

Kota Bahru, 5-6 July 2013  “Kelantan State Championships 2013”

-hand-timed, no wind-reading;

-two catrgories- junior and youth, selected results as follows;

BOYS / Junior

T J        (  6):  Nik Lukmanulhakim Nik Yahya 13.80;

GIRLS / Junior

T J        (  6):  Nurul Anis Aunie Husin 10.87;

D T       (  6):  Nur Amalina Ibrahim 31.84;

Youth

L J        (  6):  Nurul Ashikin Zainudin 5.11;

Kuala Lumpur, 6 July 2013  “1st Milo/FTAAA Walk Circuit 2013”

-selected results as follows;

MEN

10km race walk

1. Mohamad Shamrin Mohd Aris 49:55,  2. Mohd Afiz Firdaus Kamarazaman 50:12, 3. Mohd Khairi Ahmad 54:40;

WOMEN

10km race walk

1. Elena Goh Ling Yin (96) 57:10,  2. Pua Ling En (96) 1:01:25,  3. Lee Shew Keng 1:14:19;

Kuala Lumpur,  6-7 July 2013  “21st International Little Athletics Championships”

-age-group meetings (two categories: 14, & 15 years) among three countries, Malaysia (MOE), Singapore (SSSC) and Australia (WALAA = Western Australia);

-hand-timed, wind-speed not recorded;

-kindly consider specific implements (not reported, unless noted) used in the meet;

-event 200mh –  5 hurdles only (in contrast with normal 10 hurdles in other Malaysians meets);

-also kindly consider the following performances shouldn’t be valued  as new champs records:

* 100mh, Mohammad Haimin Robert, 12.9h (ET conversion- 13.14 only !!) - Jared Bezuidenhout  12.94 in 2006 was ET; 

* 4x100m, WALAA ‘A’ Team (AUS), 49.7h (ET conversion- 49.84 only !!),  - WALAA Team 49.70 in 2002 was ET;

BOYS

15 years

100m           (  6):  Asnawi Hashim 10.8h,  2. Ibrahim Saldam 10.9h,  3. Muhammad Syazani Abdul Wahid SIN 11.0h,  4. Kang Yee Cher SIN 11.0h,  5. Emmanual Iloh AUS 11.0h;

200m           (  7):  Asnawi Hashim 22.7h;

400m           (  6):  Tyrone Riley AUS 50.7h,  2. Seaton Puzey AUS 51.6h, 3. Abdul Kamil Ismail 51.7h,  4. Muhammad Adi Danial Salman 51.7h;

800m           (  6):  Fraser Fullerton AUS 1:58.3h,  2. Asif Rahman Jiyaudeen 2:02.6h;

1500m         (  7):  Asif Rahman Jiyaudeen 4:17.0h,  2. Kai Metznar AUS 4:18.6h,  3. Josh Ellis AUS 4:22.2h;

100mh/76cm (  6):  Mohammad Haimin Robert 12.9h,  2. Jay Khoo Zhan Xian SIN 13.4h;

200mh/76cm (  7):  Jay Choo Zhan Xian SIN 24.7h,  2. Mohammad Haimin Robert 25.1h,  3. Muhammad Syazwan Ahmad 25.3h,  4. Quek Lee Yong 25.4h,  5. Ow Yeong Wei Bin SIN 25.9h;

H J               (  6):  Muhammad Syazwan Ahmad 1.95,  2. Wong Jingkai Bryan SIN 1.90,  3. Isiaah Caton AUS 1.85,  4. Abdul Rahman Misran 1.85;

L J               (  6):  Emmanual Iloh AUS 6.62;

T J               (  7): Ronifred Egoh Mathew 13.72;

S P               (  6):  Zulkifli Saidin 15.49,  2. Abel Leow Chen Yue SIN 13.36,  3. Mitchell Horner AUS 12.89;

J T               (  6):  Arnold Underwood AUS 57.36,  2. Mitchell Horner AUS 51.96,  3. Stanlee Mamat 50.83;

1500m W     (  6):  Premkumaar s/o Ramesh 6:29.7h,  2. Mohamad Azakie Ariffin 6:33.1h;

4x100m        (  6):  MSSM ‘A’ Team 43.5h;

4x400m        (  7):  WALAA ‘A’ Team (AUS) 3:27.1h;

14 years

100m    (  6):  Willy Gew Teng Yon 11.2h;

400m    (  6):  Khairil Anuar Khairul Nizam 51.8h,  2. Casey Phillips AUS 52.6h;

100mh/76cm (  6):  Muhamad Zarif Mazri 13.3h,  2. Joshua Chua Hanwei SIN 13.6h;

200mh/76cm (  7):  Muhamad Zarif Masri 25.4h;

L J        (  7):  Andre Anuar 6.60;

T J        (  6):  Andre Anuar 13.51,  2. Mohammad Fitri Anaqi Sobry 13.12;

S P        (  6):  Jordan Chia Tiong Ing SIN 16.08,  2. Eric Tiong Ing Kuen 14.59;

1500m W          (  6):  Declan Tingay AUS 6:53.9h;

4x400m (  7):  WALAA ‘A’ Team (AUS) 3:34.3h;

GIRLS

15 Years

100m           (  6):  Alanah Yukich AUS 12.4h,  2. Kugapriyad d/o Chandran SIN 12.5h,  3. Norris Foo 12.6h,  4. Siti Nur Afiqah Abdul Razak 12.6h,  5. Brittany Doney AUS 12.6h,  6. Nur Izlyn Zaini SIN 12.9h;

200m           (  7):  Kugapriyad d/o Chandran SIN 25.5h,  2. Alanah Yukich AUS 25.7h,  3. Norris Foo 25.8h,  4. Brittany Doney AUS 26.8h;

1500m         (  6):  Nah Yi Xin SIN 5:29.0h;

400m           (  6):  Siti Nur Afiqah Abdul Razak 57.4h,  2. Brittany Doney AUS 59.7h;

800m           (  7):  Siti Nur Afiqah Abdul Razak 2:28.4h,  2. Nabilah Syazwina Mohamad 2:31.6h;

100mh/76cm (  6):  Alanah Yukich AUS 14.3h,  2. Norris Foo 15.4h,  3. Juriani Mat Rodzi 15.4h;

200mh/76cm (  7):  Alanah Yukich AUS 27.1h;

H J               (  7):  Nur Syahira Mohd Osman 1.58,  2. Taylah Barwise AUS 1.55,  3. Shahirah Sazali 1.55,  4. Kon Pei Ying SIN 1.50;

L J               (  7):  Malisha Nurkamaliah Mustafa Kamal 5.19,  2. Alanah Yukich AUS 5.18,  3. Kaitlyn Beaton AUS 4.95;

T J               (  6):  Kaitlyn Beaton AUS 10.94;

S P               (  6):  Monica Ward AUS 12.42,  2. Megan Beaney AUS 12.09;

D T              (  6):  Queenie Ting Kun Ni 39.74,  2. Megan Beaney AUS 32.33,  3. Monica Ward AUS 30.97,  4. Siti Nor Aini Patriee 30.91;

J T               (  6):  Imogen Kelsch AUS 33.87,  2. Jade Webb AUS 32.67,  3. Siti Aisyah Nora Rahis 32.45,  4. Lynn Teoh Hui Wen SIN 31.23,  5. Megan Beaney AUS 30.98;

1500m W     (  7):  Holly Gughes AUS 7:24.3h,  2. Siti Sofea Mohd Sukri 7:33.7h;

4x100m        (  6):  MSSM ‘A’ Team 50.0h;

4x400m        (  7):  WALAA (AUS) 4:08.1h,  2. MSSM ‘A’ Team 4:09.0h,  3. SSSC Team (SIN) 4:11.7h;

14 Years

100m           (  6):  Elice Grenggori 12.3h,  2. Diana Coniglio AUS 12.7h,  3. Reyhana Malekloo AUS 12.8h,  4. Ismi Zakiah Kashful Anwar SIN 12.8h,  5. Sophie Williams AUS 12.8h,  6. Iman Fandi SIN 12.9h;

200m           (  7):  Elice Grenggori 25.9h,  2. Diana Coniglio AUS 26.5h,  3. Sophie Williams AUS 26.9h;

400m           (  6):  Zaimah Atifah Zainuddin 58.2h,  2. Shereen Samson Vallabouy 60.3h,  3. Chloe Leggett AUS 60.4h;

800m           (  7):  Zaimah Atifah Zainuddin 2:26.4h,  2. Manissha d/o Arokiasamy 2:30.3h,  3. Joanna Maynard AUS 2:30.9h,  4. Arissa Rashid SIN 2:31.2;

1500m         (  6):  Joanna Maynard AUS 5:07.8h,  2. Manissha d/o Arokiasamy 5:13.2h;

80mh/76cm  (  6):  Intan Sarah Anisah Zulgafli 12.5h,  2. Michaela Philipps AUS 12.6h,  3. Norhazwani Abdul Haris 12.6h,  4. Reyhana Malekloo AUS 12.6h;

200mh/76cm (  7):  Norhazwani Abdul Haris 28.7h;

H J               (  7):  Jacqueline Pivac AUS 1.64,  2. Tuan Juliana Tuan Hassan 1.55,  3. Low Seow Ting SIN 1.50;

L J               (  6):  Rianna Pocsidio AUS 5.15,  2. Fatini Husna Mohd Yusop 5.08,  3. Ashlee Glands AUS 5.07,  4. Vanessa Low Si ying SIN 4.89;

T J               (  7):  Ashlee Glands AUS 11.47,  2. Fatini Husna Mohd Yusop 11.20;

S P               (  6):  Grace Wong Xiu Mei 13.95,  2. Pavithraa Devi d/o Jayaindraan 12.42,  3. Briarna Stewart AUS 11.50;

D T              (  6):  Grace Wong Xiu Mei 36.24,  2. Jessica Siviour AUS 33.74,  3. Gypsy de Ruyter AUS 30.42,  4. Pavithraa Devi d/o Jayaindraan 30.30;

J T               (  6):  Morgan Doecke AUS 35.21,  2. Pavithraa Devi d/o Jayaindraan 34.81,  3. Briarna Strewart AUS 30.59,  4. Gypsy de Ruyter AUS 30.09;

4x100m        (  6):  WALAA ‘A’ Team (AUS) 49.7h, 

Kazan (Russia), 7-12 July 2013 “27th Universiade / World University Games”

-results by Malaysian athletes;

MEN

100m    ( 7): 5h3 Kannan s/o Subramaniam 10.98/-0.4;

400m           ( 8): 7s2 Kannathasan s/o Subramaniam 48.34 (& 49.12 as 5h4 on 7th-7); 4h6 Mohamad Arif Zulhilmi Alet 48.89 on 7th-7 (qualified SF- DNS injured);

H J        ( 7): Q Nauraj Singh s/o Randhawa 2.15;

S P        ( 7): Q Adi Alifuddin Hussin 16.88;

WOMEN

100m    ( 8): 7s2 Zaidatul Husna Zulkifli 12.42/-0.4 (& 12.32/-0.3 as 3h2 on 7th-7);

100mh (10): 7h2 Raja Nursheena Azhar 13.98/+0.5;

T J        (11): 7. Noor Amira Mohamad Nafiah 13.43/+0.9 (& 13.41/+0.3 as Q on 9th-7);

Penang, 7 July 2013 “Penang Run Series 2”

-best results as follows;

MEN / Half Marathon

1. David Kipkirui Mutai KEN 1:12:57, 2. Sammy Kiprono Chemitei KEN 1:19:31, 2. Muniandy s/o Ramadass 1:20:28 (1st national), 4. Calvin Boon Chang Yik 1:21:17, 5. Ow Yong Jin Kuang 1:22:33;

WOMEN / Half Marathon

1. Ng Sun Nee 1:42:11 (1st veteran), 2. Chew Lay Ling 1:48:21, 3. Ewe Bee Hong 1:50:09 (2nd veteran), 4. Magie Goh Kim Hong 1:52:09 (3rd veteran), 5. Jessica Tang Mei Lee 1:52:28;

Seremban, 7 July 2013 “26th Seremban Half Marathon 2013”

-all Malaysians except as noted;

-as in previous years, short distance for 10 km (9.0 km) and HMar (20.4 km);

MEN

10 km race (9.0 km)

1. Elanggovan s/o Govindasamy 32:32, 2. Dilip s/o Subramaniam 33:05, 3. Abdul Aziz Mahamoud 34:00;

Half Marathon (20.4 km)

1. Muhaizar Mohamad 1:15:5, 2. Arul Thevar s/o Muniandy 1:17:13, 3. Vijayan s/o Devandran 1:17:31, 4. Tan Huong Leong 1:18:24, 5. Prabakharan s/o Madhavan 1:20:01;

WOMEN

10 km race (9.0 km)

1. Lian Bee Hoon 43:33 (1st seior veteran), 2. Yee My Me 44.20 (1st veteran), 3. Shannon Maree Crowe (???) 45:45, 4. Amutha d/o Arumugam 47:21, 5. Viviana d/o Marin 48:49;

Half Marathon (20.4 km)

1. Yee Pei Ni 1:40:47, 2. Annie Lee Khum Chiew 1:42:23, 3. Choo Suit Mei 1:43:40, 4. Looi Mei Yan 1:45:25, 5. Susanah Ng Sing Mei 1:46:57, 6. Lee Siak Yeng 1:46:58, 7. Foo Kam Miew 1:47:18, 8. Loh Voon Ying 1:51:30;

Donetsk (Ukraine), 10-14 July 2013 “8th IAAF World Youth Championships”

-results by Malaysian athletes;

BOYS

400m    (10): 5h8 Muhammad Azam Masri (210296) 49.33;

400mh/0.84 (10): 6h2 Mohamad Ammar Zakuan Zanuar (100396) 55.62;

GIRLS

400m    (10): 7h4 Fathin Faqihah Mohd Yusuf (100696) 59.52;

L J        (13): Q Noor Shahidatun Nadia Mohd Zuki (050696) 5.95/+0.5;

T J               (12): Noor Shahidatun Nadia Mohd Zuki (050696) NM (& 12.59/+0.3 as Q on 10th-7); Q Kirthana d/o Ramasamy (200197) 12.37/+0.4;

5000W (13): 20. Elena Goh Ling Yin (290496) 25:10.36;

Ho Chi Minh (VIE),  20-21 July 2013  “20th HCMC Int’l Track &  Field / Vietnam Open”

-these Ho Chi Minh Internationals held held as part of Vietnam open 2013-07-22

-medal tally for Malaysia, 5G, 5S, 6B;

-all results by Malaysian athletes as follows;

MEN

400m           (20) ...2. Kwong Kar Jun (95) 48.37 (& 49.25 as 2h3), ...3. Anchois Aron 48.39  (& 50.37 as 3h2),  ...Schzuan Ahmad Rosely DNF (& 49.18 as 1h1);  ...2h4 Yuvaaraj s/o Paneerselvam 50.68;

110mh         (20)/nwi:  Rayzam Shah Wan Sofian 14.00  (& 14.19/-0.7 as 1h1),  2. Mohd Robani Hassan 14.42  (& 14.47/-0.7 as 2h1);

400mh  (21):  ...3. Muhammad Firdaus Mazalan –I- 53.65  (&  55.62 as 2h1);

H J               (20):  Nauraj Singh Randhawa 2.10,  2= Mohd Azly Ghazali (95) 2.01 (tied with 4 athletes!!);

T J               (21):  ...4. Muhammad Hakimi Ismail 15.07;

D T       (21):  Muhammad Irfan Shamsuddin (95) 47.25;

10,000m W   (21):  ...2. Lo Choon Sieng 45:59.31,  3. Muhammad Khairil Harith Harun 46:42.74,  4.  Satiyaseelan s/o Mahalingam 49:00.47;

4x400m        (20):  National Team (Kannathasan Subramaniam, Anchois Aron, Paneerselvam Yuvaaraj, Kwong Kar Jun)  3:15.89;

WOMEN

100m    (20):  Komalam Shally d/o Selveratnam 12.08/-0.7  (&  12.29/-0.3  as 1h1);

200m    (21):  ...3. Komalam Shally d/o Selveratnam 25.15/-0.4  (& 25.53/-0.3  as 1h2);

P V       (20):  …3. Chuah Yu Tian 3.20 …7. Valerie Tan Ee Lin 2.80;

T J        (21):  ...3. Noor Amira Mohamad Nafiah 13.24;

5000m W          (21):  ...2. Elena Goh Ling Yin (96) 25:25.84, ...7. Pua Ling En (95) 26:40.37;

Lyon (FRA),  19-28 July 2013  “IPC Athletics World Championships”

-best results by Malaysian athlete, achieved with standard implements ;

MEN

S P /F20 (intellectual impairment) (22): GOLD Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli 15.32* (15.10, 15.47, foul, 15.32, foul, foul);

-he beats Sweden’s Jeffrey Ige (15.28) & the World record holder from Australia Todd Hodgetts (15.17);

-*15.32 - Asian Record for this category according to official report;

-WR for this category 16.29 Todd Hodgetts;

Acknowledgments;

Mr Heinrich Hubbeling (AAA), Malaysia Athletic Federation, FTAAA Office;

Read more...

Southeast Asian Athletics Rankings 31 July 2013

LATEST STATISTICS

Southeast Asian (SEA) Athletics TOP Lists 2013, as at 31 July 2013
-DOWNLOAD

Malaysian Athletics TOP Lists 2013, as at 30 June 2013
-DOWNLOAD


Notes:
Additions and Corrections (performance, name, date of birth, spelling and others) could be sent to (email): info@adriansprints.com



LATEST PUBLICATION

Malaysian Athletics Annual Best Performances 2012
-can be requested (for FREE) via email (above), or here

Southeast Asia Athletics Annual 2012/13
-Malaysia - RM 30
-Southeast Asia (except Malaysia) - EUR 10
-Rest of the World - EUR 15
*all prices including shipping and handling costs (which are now very high!)
Details click HERE

Read more...

Cristiano Ronaldo Will Not Run Sub 10s 100m

How long does it takes to turn a senior 10.20s sprinter a sub 10s sprinter? 1 year? 3 years? apparently it takes years but it's depend on various alterable factors.

Cristiano Ronldo during a research/sprint test
by CastrolEdge/SmartSpeed

We have seen over the years that people are actually interested the argument regarding the soccer players' speed potential. You maybe specifically like talking about Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney, Gareth Bale, Antonio Valencia, Theo Walcott, or Arjen Robben.

But it is the Cristino Ronaldo's sprint potential that has been heavily discussed. It was said that he has an average speed of 33km/h. FIFA has made it clear by saying 33.6 km/h. This is impressive for a soccer player.

The problem was that the people are relying too much on "snake oil analyses" like one of those videos. To be honest, nothing much we can do or have got from the video. In fact, it was just an example of failed comparison.

Visit here , here and others on YouTube.com.

Sometimes, people are even confused with the terms, speed, quickness, agility, and sprint performance. These qualities are no way similar.

It is even amusing when you say "ahhh that player would have reached higher top speed (km/h) if you give him a longer distance to sprint". Now that's a mistake. The problem is that when you give that player a longer distance to sprint (say 70m), that player would in fact decelerate  right after the half way.

Note that the 10.7 track sprinters would achieve maximal speed before even the 50m mark, then they would try maintains the high velocity speed to the end (70m in this case) but what happen is that they would be automatically decelerate at the same time.

In the sprint running, we are not only talk about running as fast as possible until the end. Not even limited to speed, endurance and technique aspects. There are just plenty of factors that affects the rectilinear event. Those factors are either highly alterable or slightly alterable, so all might have to be considered if you want your sprint time to be improved.

If I have to list, these are some of the factors affecting the 100m sprint:

Specific warm up (stretching etc)
Other preparation (massage etc)
Visualization

Ronaldo performs sprinter's 'typical exercise'
- Post Activation Potentiation 

Reaction
Drive
Acceleration
Ability to attain maximal velocity
Ability to maximize transition
Maintenance the velocity
Optimal mechanics and angles
Stride length
Stride frequency
Cadence
Optimal knee flexion
Optimal knee extension
Touch down
Braking force
Flexibility
Coordination
Wind
Gravity
Altitude
Spike
Running surface
...and more...

The list is no way limited to above since you are talking about sub10 performance. But unfortunately, the biggest contributor of sprint success, genetics is an unalterable factor as they are inherited from parents.  

Male sprinters who wish to run 11.0 or 10.8 in the 100m may way want to have a systematic training program but you don't really have to make things too difficult, by trying to do/consider all of them. Why? we are talking from a practical and realistic point of view. Instead, you have to start take into account one by one of those in the process of advancing your sprint time. It's difficult to change the whole things at a time anyway.

If one variable doesn't work well for you then you may want to start formulate strategy and develop the other aspects. But basically if you are seeking for better sprint performance you may want to training and maximize (or minimize) those factors.

Again, this is not a blind theory or a quick list. This is the process that you will have to go though. This provides you a framework on which to build a good speed program it requires a more comprehensive training consideration. All sprinters with greater success have gone, or are going through the processes (of maximizing their sprint potential, as listed above).

Athletes from field sports are typically "very good" in agility performance and quickness, but they probably not that great or only at "good" level for the linear sprinting performance, and vice versa for a track sprinter.

What is the reason beyond this? sports requirement.

The sprint component of field sports is not the same as track sprints. Depend on how do you start (starting method), soccer players (depend of levels) may accelerate for an average of 10-20m only (single sprint). They actually attains the maximal velocity at 15-30m when track sprinters are right in the middle of acceleration phase. Now you have a maintenance phase of 70m, and >90% of this is deceleration. A greater deceleration occurs if you don't train specifically for that.

Those data are derived from soccer matches analyses. So if those players are to sprint on running track (better surface for sprints) they would probably elicits faster times but keep in mind that they would posses similar sprint capacity.

But this point right here is important. It is one of the crucial components that must be considered (to be improved) when you want to achieve faster sprint results.

Watch the following video to get a little bit more idea about both track sprints and field sprints. It features Cristiano Ronaldo and a Spanish sprinter (PB 10.14, 2008) "competing" in one important component of each sports.

Field sprint speed is different, as said above. It is typically performed repeatedly. You may want to talk about repeated sprint ability, another quality that requires specific training. Also, the movement is often occur in combination with other type of movements (multi-direction). In addition, movement is always initiated with different methods of start (standing, jogging, running, and different 'sitting' positions...). These are just a few examples, that distinguish both types of sprint speed.

Hence, one most important reason why elite soccer players cannot compete with track sprinters is because they train the speed component differently, with different goals (due to different sports requirement).

Anyway, don't take it seriously about comparing between Ronaldo and Usain Bolt at 100m sprint. He is even far from matching Asafa Powell, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Maurice Greene, Carl Lewis, Frank Fredericks, and Kim Collins. He is not even close to thousands of 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5... sprinters. In fact, he will be blown out by dozens of top female sprinters out there.

Cristiano Ronaldo (at this age) for sub10 even sub10.50 seconds of the 100m is probably more like a fantasy.

But there is no doubt at all that he is one of the most valuable soccer players of all-time. 

Update: Nevertheless, FIFA has announced an interesting lists on player's speed, and listed in the following order (published by Eurosport.UK):

1. Antonio Valencia (Manchester United) – 35.1 km/h
2. Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) – 34.7 km/h.
3. Aaron Lennon (Tottenham) – 33.8 km/h
4. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) – 33.6 km/h
5. Theo Walcott (Arsenal) – 32.7 km/h
6. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 32.5 km/h
7. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) – 31.2 km/h
8. Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich) – 30.7 km/h
9. Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich) – 30.4 km/h
10. Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) – 30.1 km/h


Read earlier article: "How Fast Can Cristiano Ronaldo Run in the 100m?"

Read more...

Results Vietnam Open Athletics Championships 2013

VIETNAM OPEN Athletics Championships at Ho Chi Minh (20-21 July 2013)
-Flash results for DAY 1 (20 July)

Rayzam Shah Wan Sofian of Malaysia clocked 14-flat to win the men's 110mh, with teammate Mohd Robani Hassan produced a seasonal best 14.42 in 2nd. In heats Rayzam and Robani ran 14.19 and 14.47 respectively. Vietnam's Nguyen Cong Lai finished 3rd (14.91).

19-year-old Nguyen Hou Truong of Vietnam finished 1st in the men's 400m (48.07), beating Malaysians Kwong Kar Jun (48.37) and Anchois Aron (48.39 PB) in 2nd and 3rd. Fourth was Nguyen Van Kien (48.51), while fifth goes the Philippine's Isidro del Prado (48.64).

SEA Games champion Duong Van Thai of Vietnam won the men's 800m in a time of 1:51.23, ahead of teammate Pham Cao Son (1:52.84) and the Philippine's Jordan Paul Billones (1:52.92).

Vietnam's Pham Tien San set 9:13.4h to win the men's 3000St, and beats teammate Nguyen Ang Duc Bao (9:19.0h). Philippine's Christopher Ulboc was in 3rd (9:29.8h), while another Filipino Hernanie Sore (9:33.2h) in 4th.

Six jumpers cleared 2.00 in men's high jump. But Malaysia's Nauraj Singh Randhawa cleared the highest bar (2.10) for gold. The other five at 2.01. They're Tran Ngoc Nguyen, Lu Be Can, Mohd Azly Ghazali (Malaysia), Nguyen Duy Bang, and Tran Thanh Binh, all Vietnames unless noted.

Philippine's Benigno Marayag registered 7.43 to win the men's Long Jump, just ahead of teammate and former SEA Games champion Henry Dagmil who made 7.41, which was only 1cm further than Vietnam's Nguyen Van Hue (a decathlete) 7.40 in 3rd. Two athletes leaped 7.23, Ngo Minh Nhieu (Vietnam) and Julian Fuentes (Philippine) for 4th and 5th.

In the men's Pole Vault Vietnam's Nguyen Van Hue (a decathlete) leaped 4.70m to beat Vu Vn Huyen (a decathlete, SEAG champion, Asian Games bronze medalist) who also cleared the same height. Also registered 4.70m was the Philippine's Ernest John Obiena and finished in 3rd. Fourth was Vietnam's Ngo Minh Nhut (4.20).

Philippine NR holder Eliezer Sunang threw 16.10 to comfortably win the men's shot put. Vietnamese Tran Minh Tuan (14.55), Tran Phu Hoang Long (13.79), De Ye Wou (13.67), and Dinh Duc Thien (13.52), in 2nd - 5th.

Vietnam's Nguyen Truong Giang wins the men's Javelin Throw in a throw of 66.98, defeating 41-year-old Danilo Fresnido of the Philippine (66.11) in 2nd. Vietnamese Nguyen Trung Tan (63.64) and Pham Ngoc Anh (61.90) in 3rd and 4th.

Vietnam's Bui Thi Thu Thao wins women's Long Jump (6.06), with Philippines's Catherine Kay Santos (5.88), Vietnam's Vu Thi Men (5.82), Lu Thi Kim Ngan (5.73), and Le Ngoc Huyen (5.71), in 2nd, 3rd,  4th, and 5th.

Women's Pole Vault was won by Philippine's Riezel Buenaventure (3.70), while Vietnamese Truong Thi Thu (3.40) in 2nd, and Malaysia's Chuah Yu Tian (3.20) in 3rd.

Le Thi Lai of Vietnam wins the women's Shot Put in a throw of 14.13. Singapore's Du Xianhui (PB 18.20 !!) came out of retirement (at 32), and finished in 2nd with a  throw of 13.63. Duang Thi Viet Anh (a heptathlete) in 3rd 11.36.  *Informs Roselyn Hamero.

Other Results (all Vietnmese unless notes)
Women
400m (20):  1. Nguyen Thi Huyen 53.29,  2. Nguyen Thi Thuy I? or II? 54.98,  3. Yin Yin Khine (MYA) 55.88,  4. Nguyen Thi Thuy 56.04,  5. Josie Malacad (PHI) 56.97,  6. Nguyen Thi Hang 57.11;

J T (20): 1. Bui Thi Xuan 48.84,  2. Rosie Villarito (PHI) 48.11,  3. Evalyn Palacrica  (PHI)42.86,  4. Bui Thi Trang  42.09,  5. Le Thi Cam Dung 40.07,  6. Tran Thi Tham 38.65,  7. Bui Thi Sinh 38.54;

Read more...