KUALA LUMPUR: For a long time, Malaysia hasn't seen a flying Singh on the track.
Shawn Roshan Singh hopes to soar at the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships in Dubai on April 23-26 when he runs in the 1,500m.
The 19-year-old is a promising middle distance runner, and he qualified for Dubai after clocking a personal best of 3:59.33 for bronze at the Innotex Championships in Bukit Jalil last December. The qualifying time was 3:59.50.
"I feel proud to represent Malaysia in the Asian meet. It will be my first overseas competition, I feel excited and honoured.
"I will be competing against the best Asian runners and this will push me hard to do a personal best in the 1,500m." said Shawn who trains under K. Jayabalan.
Jayabalan said Shawn is a dedicated and hard working athlete.
"He has a bright future in athletics. I believe he has the capability of running much faster in Dubai.
"He is currently top middle and long distance runner at junior level and I am confident that he will finish on the podium in Sarawak Sukma (from Aug 17-24)."
Shawn's first taste of national-level competition came when without much training, he competed in a cross country event at the 2016 National Schools Sports Championships in Negri Sembilan where he finished 3th.
