Sprinter Muhammad Zulfiqar eyes slot in 2019 Asian Championship
KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 — National sprinter, Muhammad Zulfiqar Ismail is hoping to join the national squad in the 2019 Asian Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar next month.
“If I am selected, I will definitely do my best,” the 20-year-old sprinter said when met by Bernama in the 1st Malaysia Open Grand Prix at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, here last night.
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