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By Shikin Louis
KUCHING, Sept 25: Sarawakian athlete Andy Lau Sie Hui recorded a time of 5 minutes and 19.82 seconds in the men’s 1,500 meters T12 event, setting a new record in the Para Malaysia Games (Para Sukma) on Monday (Sept 23).
The 30-year-old visually-impaired runner’s impressive performance erased the previous meet record of 5:20.53s set by fellow Sarawakian Ranggong Unggang in 2010 edition.
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This also secured him his first gold medal in this year’s Para Sukma, defeating Johor’s Muhamad Fahmi Daniel Roslan to secure the silver (5:21.30s) and compatriot Simon Etam Emang to bag the bronze (6:06.53s).
T12 is a disability sport classification for disabled athletes with visual impairment who compete in field events. — DayakDaily
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