Two Sabah girls make 100m final
Published on: Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Kota Kinabalu: Sabah have a chance to make history in the women's 100m dash today (Tuesday) with two of their athletes making it to the final on Monday.Sabah have never won the title throughout the Games' history and Chelsea Cassiopea Evali Bopulas will have the opportunity to set the record as she qualified for the final with a personal best time of 12.230s to win her heat.Teammate Ikma Syaffiera Duris also qualified in second place with the time of 12.550s in the other heat behind winner Azreen Nabila Alias of Terengganu who clocked 12.190.
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Team manager Ali Aman was optimistic Sabah will finish on the podium today."Chelsea will have a golden opportunity to win the historic gold for Sabah. She is in good form and although Azreen was faster in her heat, in a final anything can happen, so it is going to be a fifty-fifty chance for both runners."Ikma may also spring a surprise too. With their current form, I am confident that our two runners, if they can start well, will make it to the podium tomorrow," he said on Monday.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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The two are Sharimien Saimoh who was the fastest in his heat with the time of 48.43s while Riksi Tahir was third in his heat with 48.85. – GL Oh
