Muhammad Haiqal bin Hanafi[1] (born 29 April 1999) is a Malaysian sprinter.
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| Full name | Muhammad Haiqal bin Hanafi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 August 1999 Senawang, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprinting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.35s (Manila 2019) 200 m: 21.18s (Kuala Lumpur 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and education
editMuhd Haiqal Hanafi was born on 29 April 1999 in Senawang, Negeri Sembilan. He attended the Sekolah Sukan Tunku Mahkota Ismail in Bandar Penawar.
Career
edit2015 : ASEAN School Games Team Gold
Haiqal and his national teammates won gold medal at the 2015 ASEAN School Games in the 4x100 final with a time of 39.86 seconds.[2]
2016 : Two golds in SEA Youth Athletics Championships
Haiqal gained his first international experience at the 2016 Asian Junior Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, where he reached the semi-finals in the 200 metres and won the silver medal with the Malaysian 4 x 100 metres relay team in 39.91 s behind the team from Taiwan. After that, he brought two gold medals for Malaysia team in 100m and 200m at the Southeast Asian Youth Athletics Championships.[3][4]
2017 : Disqualified in both finals
he again took part in the Asian Junior Championships in Gifu, this time being eliminated in the first round of the 100 meters and finishing eighth in the 200 meters in 21.71s. He was also disqualified with the relay team in the final.[5] At the end of August, he took part in the Asian Games in Jakarta with the relay team, where he competed in the heats and the relay team was disqualified in the final.[6]
2019 : SEA Games individual Gold
Haiqal have surprised the nation after winning a gold medal in the 100m event at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games with a time 10.35s which is his personal best in 100m category. In the same competition, Haiqal teamed up with Khairul Hafiz Jantan, Russell Alexander Nasir Taib and Nixson Anak Kennedy to bagged a silver in 4x100 relay.[7][8]
2022 : Return to the path
At the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam he won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay with his national teammates, including Muhd Azeem Fahmi, who holds the Malaysian record in the 100m outdoor event with a time of 10.09s to break the past national record in the 4x100 relay with time 39.09s.[9]
Haiqal won the Malaysian Open 100m sprint with 10.58s but failed to meet the qualifying time of 10.52s for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games.[10]
2023 : Bronze Medal in Hanoi
Haiqal made a comeback in 2023 Southeast Asian Games and finished first in 100m heat one. However, he only managed to finish third in the final competition and earned Malaysia a bronze medal.[11]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ "Biodata Haiqal Hanafi The Malaysian Sprinter". UPND. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Results Haiqal Hanafi". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Junior's performance bodes well for Malaysian Athletics". Press reader. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Results 2016 SEA Youth Athletics Championships" (PDF). AEC. 24 April 2016. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Results 18th Asian Junior Athletics Championships". Blogspot. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Malaysia sprint quartet disqualified in final". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "The accidental hero". New Straits Times. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Philippines 4×100 relay teams settle for silver, bronze". Inquirer. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ Lee, Seng Foo (16 May 2022). "New men's 4x100m relay national record for Malaysia". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Speed demon 'too slow' for SEA Games". New Straits Times. 6 March 2022.
- ^ BOOPATHY, K.M. (12 May 2023). "Double joy turns to heartbreak for one - officials confirm Haiqal as sole bronze winner for 100m". The Star. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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