Zaidatul Husniah runs 11.36 Malaysian fastest 100m time in any conditions

Olympic representative Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli missed the national record mark when her time of 11.36s that she set today (4 Mar 2017) during the 7th series of AGN League at Pretoria, South Africa was wind-assisted (+2.5 m/s), or over the allowed limit of +2.0 m/s.

She was in second place behind South African top sprinter, Allysa Conley whose personal best (PB) is 11.23s, ran down the 5'2" Malaysian in the last 10 metres to record 11.34s in this meeting.

Husniah ran 11.36 the Malaysian fastest time in any conditions

Husniah set her PB of 11.62s two years ago at the 2014 ASEAN University Games at Palembang.

Another two Malaysians Komalam Shally Selveratnam and Siti Fatimah Mohamad also did very well as both achieved the times of 11.65s and 11.68s, respectively.

For a record, 11.36s is the fastest time ever recorded by a Malaysian woman under any conditions. G.Shanti holds the national record of 11.50s since 1993.

Meanwhile, South African sprint sensation Akani Simbine clocked sub10 at 100m (9.93s, +2.0m/s), the fastest on African soil, and then sub20 at 200m (19.95s) in the same morning (Saturday).

Clarence Munyai registered a new African junior record at 200m with a time of 20.10s to erase the previous record by 0.06s that was held by Riaan Dempers since 1995.

In the 100m, Munyai also set a new personal best of 10.20s that was one hundreds of a second short from Akani Simbine's South Africa U20 record.

Results of other Malaysian athletes at Pretoria today (4 March 2017):

100m
10.47 Khairul Hafiz Jantan
10.66 Jonathan Nyepa
10.73 Haiqal Hanafi

11.36w Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli
11.65w Komalam Shally
11.68w Siti Fatimah

200m
21.53 Jonathan Nyepa

23.80 (PB) Husniah Zulkifli
24.37 Komalam Shally
24.67 Siti Fatimah Mohamad

400m
48.03 Muhammad Azam Masri
47.62 Badrul Hisyam Abdul Manap

55.53 Shereen Samson Vallabouy
56.42 Faizah Asma Mazalan


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Zaidatul Husniah Sets 11.36s 100m National Record at South Africa

Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli breaks G.Shanti's 24-year old national record with a time of 11.36s today (4 Mar 2017) during the 7th series of AGN League at Pretoria, South Africa.

She was in second place behind South African top sprinter, Allysa Conley whose personal best (PB) is 11.23s and sets 11.34s in this meeting.

Husniah, Fatimah, Komalam sets PBs in 11.36, 11.65, 11.68, respectively

Husniah's previous PB is 11.62s from the 2014 ASEAN University Games at Palembang.

Another two Malaysians Komalam Shally Selveratnam and Siti Fatimah Mohamad also did very well as both achieved new PBs with times of 11.65s and 11.68s, respectively.

Southeast Asian Rankings (2016/17) as at 4 March 2017
11.36 ..... Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli (MAS)
11.64 ..... Le Tu Chinh (VIE)
11.65 ..... Komalam Shally (MAS)
11.68 ..... Wanwisa Kongthong (THA)
11.68 ..... Siti Fatimah Mohamad (MAS)

*record pending for ratification

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Results Perak All-Comers 2017

Ipoh, 25-26 Feb 2017 "Perak Track and Field All-Comers 2017"
-best results as follows;

MEN
100m (26): Nixson Kennedy 10.6h (and 10.6 as 1h5), Muhammad Aqil Yasmin 10.6h, Muhammad Aiedel Sa'adon 10.6h, Mohd Izzuddin Yahaya 10.6h

200m (25): Muhammad Aqil Yasmin 21.3h, Mohammad Solihin Jamali 21.6h, Muhamad Shahrul Samali 21.7h

400m (26): Muhammad Ilham Suhaimi 48.1h, Mohd Izzuddin Yahaya 48.3h, Quek Lee Yong 48.5h, Muhammad Saiful Safwan Saifuddin 48.6h, Kwong Kar Jun 48.7h

1500m (25): 1r1 Prabudass Krishnan 3:59.1, 1r3 Ahmad Luth Hamizan 4:00.1h

110mH (25): Mohd Rizzua Haizad Muhammad 14.9h (and 14.96 as 1h1)

400mH (26): 1r2 Mohamed Farhan Hafsyam 54.3h, 1r1 Ruslem Zikry Putra Rosely 54.4h

High Jump (25): Norshafiee Mohd Shah 2.15

Long Jump (25): Abdul Latif Romly 7.40, Lukman Hakim 7.21

Triple Jump (26): Muhammad Nazri Mustafa 14.49

Shot Put (26): Adi Alifuddin Hussin 16.00, Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli 15.74

Discus Throw (25): Abdul Rahman Lee 47.54

Hammer Throw (26): Michael Sia Suk Dak 44.62

10000m Walk (26): Lo Choon Sieng 44:11.0h

4x100m (25): SSTMI Team B 41.5h (and 41.5h as 1h2)


WOMEN
100m (26): Nor Aliyah Abdul Rahman 12.1h

200m (25): Nor Aliyah Abdul Rahman 24.6h

1500m (25): Savinder Kaur 4:55.3h

5000m (25): Yuan Yufang 18:05.43, Sheela Samivellu 18:48.82

100mH (25): Raja Nursheena Raja Azhar 13.7h (and 14.26 as 1h2), Nur Syafiqah Anis Abu Bakar 13.9h (and 14.35 as 1h1)

High Jump (26): Nur Syahirah Mohd Osman 1.66

Long Jump (26): Noor Shahidatun Nadia Mohd Zuki 6.16

Triple Jump (25): Kirthana Ramasamy 12.69

Shot Put (25): Bibi Nuraishah Ishak 12.55

Discus Throw (26): Yap Jeng Tzan 44.28

Hammer Throw (25): Nur Fazirah Jalaluddin 50.51

5000m Walk (25): Elena Goh 26:24.18

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The Trend Through the Years in Sprints

Sprinting has grown immensely. The first winner of the Olympics did not run faster than 12.0 hand-time.

Four years later at the 1900 Olympics, two men have equaled the world record of 10.8 (hand-timed), which they achieved during the heats.

Both the winners of the 1932 and 1936 Olympics have recorded 10.3h.

In the 1960s, 10.3 hand-timed in men's 100m means you are world-class.

In the 1960s and 1970s, if you wish to run the 100m in less than 10s, altitude was a must. The idea was deemed very crucially during that time. Hence, a good selection of racing venues would be necessary.

Ben Johnson won a 100m bronze in the 1984 Olympics with a time of 10.24s. What is a 10.24s at present?

In the 1990s 10.1 electric means world-class.

Actually, you won't find so many athletes who could achieve a sub-10.10, and if you did, these athletes must be well renowned already.

To run the 100m in 2000 Olympics, you would just need a 10.38s result. Before the year 2000s, there were only 20+ sprinters who have run sub-10s.

As indicated in the All-Time best for the 100m as of 2003, there were less than 40 sprinters who have done sub-10s.

Ten years later on the lists, more than 100 sprinters listed to have broken the 10s barrier.

Asafa Powell alone has totaled more than 100 races in under 10s.

Bolt, Gay, Blake, Powell, Gatlin have run 9.58, 9.69, 9.69, 9.72, and 9.74s, respectively.

A 10.12s is the current Olympic and Worlds standard.

I was tempted to "document" the trend of changes through the years that might be relevant to this evolution. Here we go.

Before the 1980's - Complete genetics

• Most sprinters in the past were "born sprinters", which means they would rely upon the genetics for their successes. 
• The various limitations and limited high-performance culture did not allow them to train under the most effective environment and system that are available today.
• Some athletes did benefit from better coaching from the great coaches in the past.

1980s - Strength and muscles

• Because of the understanding that muscles that you would build could help generate higher force and power.
• The use of steroid facilitated this practice.
• "To run fast in sprints, you must develop muscles" (kind of mindset).
• Anyone running sub-10s was linked to steroids.

1990s - Strength and power

• Some good coaches started to realize it is the ability to maximize power output that matters than how much strength you have. 
• A combination of muscles (strength) and power was thought to be essential.
• Lack of understanding regarding the environment factor, that bigger athlete can deal better whenever the race is against the winds (headwinds).
• Many people confused between strength and power during these days (unable to differentiate).
• To break 10s in the 100m, you must develop muscles (kind of mindset).
• 9.90 seconds was the limit of human performance, otherwise steroid (kind of mindset).

The early 2000s - Power

• It was thought that fast turnover or cadence of legs is more crucial than having big muscles.
• Tim Montgomery who broke WR in 9.78s in 2002, helped "confirmed" this belief.
• Human now can run sub-9.85 but it must be under a highly favorable condition, otherwise, that must be associated with steroids (kind of mindset)

The late 2000s - Rate of force development

• People started to think more critically, it is how much force you can produce in a short amount of time that could help you to run faster.
• Sprinters in these days are generally not bigger in muscle sizing than those in the 1990s and 1980s.

2010s - Orientation of the force application

• Marginal gains sort of thing - small things that can make a difference.
• It's not only force and power, but it is how do you use it to make you a better sprinter.
• The technique of force application can determine how properly and effectively the body can be propelled forward.
• Efficiency in terms of using your "fuel" (strength and power) to "drive" quicker and faster.

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Designing a Test Battery for Pole Vault

The main goal of pole vaulting is to jump over a crossbar with the help of a pole. The direction of a complete pole vault movement changes from horizontal to vertical. Here, pole vaulters produce forces, velocities, and energies during run-up and take-off, and also exerts force and strain energy on the pole to influence/control the trajectory (flight/curve).

There are four main phases in the pole vault, a) run-up, b) take off, c) pole bending, and d) pole straightening, which occurs in a continuous chain. The phases consider the ‘energy exchange’ between the vaulter and the pole.

The torques (i.e. forces) applied to the pole during take-off/plant have a direct influence on the final performance because it increases the bend and thus the strain energy stored in the pole.

Hence, higher forces applied allows a higher pole grip while being able to get the pole vertical prior to clearance.

Pole Vault Testing
Assessment is an integral part of any training programme. It is crucial to consider the specific element of sports when designing training programme because the demands vary greatly from one discipline/event to another. Such consideration can help one to determine appropriate tests as well. The suggested tests for pole vault is as outlined (see below). These can be done once prior to, and after each training block, or 3-4 times a year.

In addition, weekly or monthly monitoring programme can also be done using some of the tests, for examples, the countermovement jump and power push up are excellent tools for monitoring the athlete’s current fitness/power level.

Anthropometric	Skinfolds
Flexibility	Shoulder rotation test Sit and reach modified Back hyperextension
Strength	Power clean Half squat Hexagon deadlift Incline press    Hand grip test 10kg or 20kg (male) max pull up
Power	Long jump (10-12 steps) Squat jump      Countermovement jump Drop jump (30cm) Bench throw Power push up (force plate) 5-second pull up for repetition 4-kg med ball backward throw
Speed	30 m sprint (standing and three points)

The lists above are not meant to be done altogether, but these are the possible choices in a test battery for pole vault. You can decide which ones and how many tests that are required. For an idea, most probably you will need 3-4 strength tests and 4-5 power tests.

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