MAAU name 35 in Games lineup

25/05/1998

MALAYSIA Amateur Athletics Union president Datuk Khalid Yunus yesterday
announced a no-surprise list of athletes for the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth
Games, reports Jugjet Singh.
"We will submit a list of 35 athletes for the consideration of the
Olympic Council of Malaysia. Out of the number, 15 have met the qualifying
mark while the rest are borderline cases," said Khalid in Paroi yesterday.
Watson Nyambek, G. Shanti, R. Ganeswaran and A. Munusamy are some of the
familiar faces while the teams for the men's and women's 4x400m relay are
still being studied by the MAAU selection committee.
"We will place the men's and women's 4x400m on the list just to let OCM
know that we will take part in the event, but the runners for the teams
have not been tried yet. We will name the right combinations later," said
Khalid.
The selection criteria for the various events are based on the 1994
Victoria Games' times and distances. Watson's 10.31s at the Pahang Open
and 1996 Malaysia Games beat the 16th fastest qualifier in the '94
semifinals, who clocked 10.49s.
Confirmed athletes - Men - Watson Nyambek (100m), R. Ganeswaran (200m),
Romzi Bakar (400m), R. Nandakumar (800m), A. Munusamy (1,500m), M.
Ramachandran (5,000), Loo Kum Zee (high jump), Zaki Sadri (long jump),
Yadid Imran (javelin), Narinder Singh (20km walks) and 4x400 (Romzi,
others yet to be named).
Women: G. Shanti (100m), Hii Siew Ngiik (100m hurdles), Annastasia Karen
(10km walks), Yuan Yu Fang (10km walks), Cheng Tong Lean (10km walks),
4x400 (M. Manimagalay, K. Soloseeni, S. Rathiamalar, P. Kuganeswari, Carol
Lucia Alfred - combination not confirmed).
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