KUCHING: Khor Jing Hong of the Federal Territories created a sensation by breaking a 20-year-old Malaysia Games (Sukma) record while clinching the gold medal in the men’s 20,000m walk at Sarawak Stadium today.
Jing Hong, making his Sukma debut, showed he was in a class of his own as he clocked 1:34:38.20s, erasing the games record of 1:34:56.10s set by Thiyagu Manoharan from Perak in 2004.
“I’m very relieved because yesterday I was very stressed since it was the first event on the first day. And I was aiming for gold and the games record, so all eyes were on me.
“But yesterday I spoke with the coach and that eased my nerves, allowing me to perform calmly,” he said when met here.
The silver medal went to Penang’s Sriven Tan, who clocked 1:38:25.43s, while Selangor’s C Teban Raj took bronze in 1:48:07.56s.
The five-day athletics competition, offering 47 gold medals, started today.