2025 bakal jadi tahun revolusi buat Shereen yang sasar ke Olimpik LA 2028

Nadi Arena (11/12/2024)

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00:00Shireen Samson-Vallaboy, a 400-metre record-holder in the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028.

00:20One of Shireen's transformations to become a more versatile and complete runner is to participate in the 100-metre sprint.

00:28One of the main reasons why Malaysian athlete Azim Fahmi chose Universal Sports in Paris 2024

00:34is because it only offers the 100- and 800-metre sprint.

00:39If Shireen were in the same situation as in the previous episode,

00:44she is optimistic about the fact that KUAM chose her to LA due to her ability to participate in the event.

00:50Six months after Shireen's dream of going to the Paris Olympics,

00:54she did not become a 26-year-old runner.

00:57That opened the story in a difficult moment with reporter Karl Nunez.

01:24So I keep encouraging myself that way.

01:27And then I actually got the news in Asian University Games after we ran the 4x4.

01:34I was really happy for Azim.

01:37In the same time, I was really sad that I didn't make it.

01:40So it was actually a really difficult day for me.

01:43I was talking to my parents. I was talking to my coach.

01:46They really had to lift me up.

01:48I was really sad. I was crying the whole day.

01:50Of course, the goal is my event is the 400m.

01:53I want to make it in the event.

01:55But I think with this year's event, I should always have plan B and moving on forward.

02:01So probably the Olympics here, as I'm running the 400m,

02:05I might run 100m here and there and work on my speed as well.

02:08I believe I have really good speed.

02:10So on that year, I'll start competing more 100m.

02:13So I'll get the opportunity to have that plan laid out if things don't work out for me.

02:19It really woke me up and made me feel like I've got to get it done every single year

02:24and make sure I train well and get stronger.

02:28So it really put that fire in me, even though it was a really hard moment,

02:31knowing the news that I didn't make it.