A rider sprints during the men’s mass start 141.6km road race of the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games in Nilai, August 23, 2017. GLENN GUAN/The Star

The fastest in South-East Asia: Khairul Hafiz Jantan raising his hands in triumph after crossing the finish line in the men’s 100m final at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, August 22, 2017. He clocked 10.38 seconds. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Faster than the rest: Khairul Hafiz Jantan posing with the Jalur Gemilang after winning the men’s 100m gold at the National Satdium in Bukit Jalil, August 22, 2017. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Our saviour: N. Thanabalan (left) celebrates with teammates after scoring the winning goal in the 73rd minute against Singapore during their Group A match at the Shah Alam Stadium, August 16, 2017. Singapore stunned the hosts in the 37th minute through Amiruldin Mohd Nodin before Mohd Nor Azam Abdul Azih equalised in the 67th minute. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Malaysia’s Nor Azam Abdul Azih (center) jumps in victory after scoring a goal against Singapore during their Group A match of the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games at the Shah Alam Stadium, August 16, 2017. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Melaka’s Khairul Hafiz Jantan (center) sprints towards the finishing line to win the men’s 200m final during the MAF Open 2017 at the Bukit Jalil Stadium, July 18, 2017. He broke the 49-year-old 200m national record with a time of 20.90s. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Splash: Myanmar’s Under-23 player Yang Naing Oo (top) jumps over Malaysia’s Mohammad Danial Amier Norhisham (bottom) during their friendly match at the Shah Alam Stadium, July 13, 2017. Malaysia won 2-0. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Oouch: Malaysia’s Agilan Thani (right) punches Taiwan’s Jeff Huang (left) during the ONE Championship match at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, February 10, 2017. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Singapore Slingers’ Justin Howard (left) grabs the ball from Wesport Malaysia Dragons’ Kuek Tian Yuan (right) during their Asean Basketball League (ABL) game at the Gem In Basketball court in Cyberjaya, January 6, 2017. GLENN GUAN/The Star

Seeing double: A mirror image of Ng Eai Yow making a return against Mohd Farez Izwan during the Ohana National Squash Championships quanterfinal match at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil, November 18, 2016. GLENN GUAN/The Star

TNB’s Norhizzat Sumantri falls after colliding with Sapura’s Gurbaj Singh (right) during the Tan Sri P.Alagendra Knockout Trophy final match at Tun Razak Hockey Stadium, September 13, 2016. GLENN GUAN/The Star