Adib breaks Perak's drought with athletics gold
SERDANG: After a four-day drought, Perak finally celebrated their first athletics gold medal at the Selangor Malaysia Games (Sukma) after Adib Irfan Azizan won the men's 400m hurdles at the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Stadium on Wednesday.
Perak ended a four-day athletics medal drought at the Selangor Malaysia Games (Sukma) with a gold medal victory. Adib Irfan Azizan secured the men's 400m hurdles gold, setting a personal best of 52 seconds and beating Johor's Danish Nabil Kamarudin. Terengganu's Shazril Ashraff Shamsurbahry claimed bronze. Aiman Najmi Abdul Rahman, the 2024 Sarawak Sukma silver medalist, did not finish due to injury.
Adib had no prior athletics experience in school but transitioned from football to track after encouragement from his teacher. He chose athletics for its individual nature and greater control over performance. In the women's 400m hurdles, Kelantan's Fatin Mashira Mohd Fadzil won gold, with Terengganu's Nur Farisha Ardeana Ardy Abdullah taking silver and Kedah's Siti Rokiah Hashim claiming bronze.
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