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Athletics: Firdaus sprints to new 200m national record

Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL sprinter Md Noor Firdaus Ar-Rasyid Hj Mohd Idris broke the national record in the men’s 200m event at the 29th SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. Firdaus made his debut clocking the country's latest record of 21.39s to finish second, just 0.10 seconds behind winner Jirapong Meenapra…
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Athletics: Fakhri, Syafi’e miss out on 100m final

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI’S fastest man Md Fakhri Ismail missed out on the final of the men’s 100m event at the 29th SEA Games after coming in fifth in with a time of 10.75 seconds in semi-final 2 earlier today. With the top-four of each semi-final advancing tot he final, the Bruneian was…
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Firdaus puts up strong effort at World C’Ships

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL sprinter Md Noor Firdaus Ar-Rasyid Hj Mohdd Idris put up a strong effort at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London on Monday (early Tuesday morning Brunei time). Firdaus clocked a time of 22.36 seconds to finish at the end of Heat 7 at the London Stadium. The…
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Firdaus to compete in 200m event at World C’Ships

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL sprinter Md Noor Firdaus Ar-Rasyid Hj Mohd Idris is set to compete today’s men’s 200m event at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in London. He will once again be running in cold weather conditions having had a taste of that at the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan…
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Maziah looks to return to competitive running next year

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN BRUNEI’S first female Olympian Maziah Mahusin is hoping to get back to competitive running next year. The 24-year-old has been suffering from Calcaneal spurs on her right heel since 2010. It has since worsen and she has taken a step back from competitions. Her last tournament was in August…
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Firdaus produces season’s best in 200m event at Baku

Caption: Md Noor Firdaus Ar-Rasyid Hj  Mohd Idris (4th R) during semi-final 2 of the men's 200m event at the 4th Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. Picture: Courtesy of JBS   Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN NATIONAL sprinter Md Noor Firdaus Ar-Rasyid Hj Mohd Idris braved the cold weather conditions to produce a…
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Firdaus aiming for new 200m national record at Baku

Caption: Md Noor Firdaus Ar-Rasyid Hj Mohd Idris (C) during a training session yesterday at the Balapan Track and Field of the Hassanal Bolkiah National Sports Complex in Berakas. Picture: Yee Chun Leong   Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN MD NOOR Firdaus Ar-Rasyid Hj Mohd Idris is looking to sprint to a new national…
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Athletics team ready for Singapore Open

Caption: Md Asy Syafi'e Md Bohari hands over the baton to Abdul Rahim Abdullah during the men's 4x100m relay event of the 28th SEA Games at the Singapore Sports Hub. Picture: Yee Chun Leong   Ak Fauzi Pg Salleh  BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN THE national sprint team are in good spirits ahead of tomorrow's 79th Singapore Open…
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Maizurah missed out on podium finish at Philippine Open

Yee Chun Leong BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN MAIZURAH Abdul Rahim missed out on a podium finish at the recently concluded 2017 Philippine National Open Invitational Athletics Championships after placing fourth in the girls’ heptathlon event. The Rio Olympian amassed a total of 2443 points to finish 16 points behind bronze medallist Rybylen Valencia at the City…
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