With advances in sports science and training techniques, athletic records tend not to last too long. So, is it true that the longest-standing Malaysian record has been unbroken for 37 years? Find out below.
Take the men's 100m sprint record, for example. Watson Nyambek's time of 10.30s, was set in 1998 before it was finally broken in 2016 by Khairul Hafiz Jantan's time of 10.18s. This record didn't stand as long before 19-year-old sprint sensation Mohd Azeem Fahmi broke the record in 2022 with a 10.09s time.TRUE
Malaysia's middle distance runner Josephine Mary Singarayar's 800m record of 2:07.44 set during the 1986 Asian Games is the longest unbroken record in Malaysian athletics. Josephine crosses the finish line ahead of G. Shanti in the 200m race in an inter-bank meet in 1989.M. Ramachandran's record in the 5,000m and 10,000m still stands after 29 years, and no one has come close to breaking it.Yazid wishes it to be broken, saying:"I would have been happy if someone broke the record. That will mean progress. In any sport, progress is important.
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