Haritz takes grand double, breaks national record with Hafiz and Syukri

Way to go: (from left) Syukri Zulkifli, Haritz Iklil Hessly Hafiz and Hafiz Zulkifli posing with their medals after winning the men’s 10m air rifle team event.

HARITZ Iklil Hessly Hafiz, despite being a late starter, has made a meteoric rise and is now the country’s number one in the men’s 10m air rifle event.

The 22-year-old representing Selangor, who picked up the sport just seven years ago, was firing on all cylinders at the Malaysia Games (Sukma) where he clinched a grand double at the National Shooting Range in Subang yesterday.