JAKARTA, Aug 22 — Malaysia swept the podium in the men’s 100m at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Deaf Games 2025 at the Student Sports Training Centre in Ragunan, South Jakarta, today.
Muhammad Zamir Azman clinched gold with a time of 11.06 seconds, while twin brothers Hazrul Shah Hamri (11.09s) and Muhammad Zumar Azman (11.22s) finished second and third, respectively.
Zamir's time also broke the championship record of 11.12s, set by fellow Malaysian Nur Shahdan Muhamad during the inaugural games in Kuala Lumpur in 2022.
The blue riband event turned out to be a golden tribute to Malaysia's National Day celebration on August 31, as national sprinter Nur Andrina Zainuddin clocked 13.06s to beat teammate Steffy Stacy Lakim (13.63s) to the women's 100m crown. Indonesia's Selly Dwi Juniarti took bronze with a time of 13.88s.
“I immediately performed a prostration of gratitude because I was extremely thankful to win the gold medal. My heartfelt thanks go to my family for all their support and to everyone involved
“I started running competitively at the age of 18, but this is my first career gold medal. My parents have always prayed for me, and finally today that moment of victory has arrived,” Zamir told the press.
The 20-year-old added that the three of them, who began training together seven months ago, are now targeting participation in the Deaflympics Tokyo 2025 this November in the same event.
Andrina also dedicated her victory to her parents and the Malaysian Deaf Sports Association, saying they have been her pillar of support.
“Last night I could not sleep thinking whether I would be able to do it, but by this morning all the fear had disappeared. Instead, the desire to win gold grew stronger. Alhamdulillah (thank God), everything went smoothly,” she said.
Andrina will now focus on chasing her second personal gold in the 200m event tomorrow.
