Shereen wants to leave her mark


Hard work pays off: Shereen Samson Vallabouy showing off her trophy.

PETALING JAYA: Fresh from winning the 400m race in the 2022 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II in the United States, Shereen Samson Vallabouy has announced that she is targeting to break the national outdoor record of 52.56s set by Rabia Abdul Salam in 1993.

The 23-year-old, daughter of former national 400m and 800m runners Josephine Mary and Samson Vallabouy, has emerged as the first Malaysian female runner to go under 54 seconds in the indoor 400m at the meet held in Pittsburg State University, Kansas.

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