Jackie sets new national record,wins silver
Published on: Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Kuala Lumpur: The silver medal feat by national hammer throw champion Jackie Wong Siew Cheer at the Korean Open Athletics Championship is a positive development for athletics ahead of the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games said the Malaysian Athletics Federation (MAF). MAF president Datuk Karim Ibrahim said Jackie Wong's throw of 65.34m also erased his old national record of 64.67m that was set during the Thailand Open Athletics Championships on June 14. "That is another positive development. It was the best achievement by a Malaysian athlete at the Asian level.
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Apart from Jackie Wong, a number of national athletes have also shown marked improvement in their performances," he said. The gold medal was won by Lee Ywun Chul from South Korea with a distance of 71.21m while Jang Sang Jin, also from the host country, settled for third place with a throw of 63.80m. "Syabas! Jackie, for setting a new national record. It was his best personal achievement and for Malaysia as well because he had also managed to overcome his arch rival from Thailand. That achievement gives us additional hope of doing well in the SEA Games," he said when contacted here, Tuesday.Meanwhile, national sprinter Jonathan Neypa also put up a splendid performance at the meet to win the silver medal in the 100m, en route to improving his Personal Best time after clocking 10.28s against his previous best of 10.36s.
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South Korea's Kim Kok Young clinched the gold medal with a time of 10.07s while Lee Jaeha, also from South Korea clocked 10.41s to take the bronze medal. "I am happy with the consistent performance of Jonathan Neypa although he does not participate in many races.
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