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Budding TikTok Running Star: How 16-Year-Old Muhammad Hashimudin is Inspiring the Next Wave of Runners

At sixteen, Muhammad Hashimudin bin Mat Saad thinks like someone twice his age. Where most teens might chase speed, he chases understanding. It is an endless curiosity about how far the human body and willpower can go. “When I was…

Curson Cheng Yu Yang’s Mental Game Defines Melaka’s Triumph at the 100PLUS National Interstate 2025

Curson Cheng Yu Yang doesn’t play to impress. He plays to control the shuttle, the rhythm, and above all, himself. In the noise of a national final where every point was amplified by cheers, the 16-year-old Melaka shuttler stayed anchored…

Inside the Loops of Madness: MALATRA Ultra 2026 Turns Putrajaya into an Endurance Playground

There’s something delightfully chaotic about a race where runners loop the same 5 kilometers over and over until both their legs and sanity start to fray. That’s MALATRA Ultra 2026, Malaysia’s most spirited test of grit, community, and controlled suffering,…

No Panic, No Pressure: The Calm Mastery of Muhamad Nur Radzman at IRONMAN Langkawi

There is a quiet discipline in the way Muhamad Nur Radzman approaches sport, the kind that comes not from bravado but from logic and control. When he crossed the finish line in 10 hours, 55 minutes, and 47 seconds, securing…

Rising Selangor Shuttler Darren Ng Fights to Bronze and Beyond at the 100PLUS National Interstate 2025

Representing Selangor, 16-year-old badminton player Darren Ng Wei Zhi proved that composure and teamwork are just as powerful as raw skill, earning a bronze medal in the doubles category at the 100PLUS National Interstate Under 12 & 16 Team Championships…

Mahathir Mohammad’s Art of Controlled Chaos at Muse Eco Challenge 2025

In Mahathir Mohammad Bin Jamaludin’s world, endurance is not an act of bravado but a calculation. Every move, every breath, is measured against consequence. When his body rebelled three kilometres into the Muse Eco Challenge with a sudden vomit and…

Zeth Project and the Architecture of Endurance at Tropicana Viper Challenge 2025

At altitude, every breath reveals discipline. For Syazwan Haziq, captain of Malaysia’s Zeth Project running community group, that discipline is not just physical, it’s structural. In the fog and chill of Genting Highlands, during the Tropicana Viper Challenge 2025, his…

Ni Jia Leads the Charge as Garmin Run Asia 2025 Brings Racing Fever to Putrajaya

Malaysia’s road running scene came alive in Putrajaya as national marathoner Yeow Ni Jia and Taiwan’s Chi-Wen Hung topped their respective half marathon categories at the Garmin Run Asia Series 2025, capping off a high-energy morning that drew more than…

Estonia’s Siim-Erik Alamaa and Great Britain’s Sally Potter Crowned Champions at IRONMAN Malaysia 2025

Estonia’s Siim-Erik Alamaa and Great Britain’s Sally Potter emerged as the overall male and female champions at the 10th edition of IRONMAN Malaysia in Langkawi on Saturday, marking a milestone year for one of Asia’s flagship long-distance triathlon events. The…

The Strategy of a Champion: Haikal Fauzi at Kangar City Half Marathon 2025

Haikal Fauzi approaches running as a process to be understood, not a performance to be flaunted. Each step is measured, each kilometre observed. Even when the rain fell and the course threatened rhythm, his focus remained on the fundamentals: pacing,…