Danish makes history, reaches 100m final at World U20 Championships
The 19-year-old national sprinter clocked 10.36 seconds to finish second in his semi-final at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Oregon.
KUALA LUMPUR – National young sprinter Danish Iftikhar Muhammad Roslee has made history by qualifying for the men's 100 metres (m) final at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Oregon, United States.
In the semi-final held today, the 19-year-old finished second with a time of 10.36 seconds (s) to book his place in tomorrow's final.
The semi-final was won by Jamaica's Gary Card in 10.16s, while third place went to Richard Machata of Slovakia, who also advanced to the final.
Consistent form
Danish's progress to the final continued his consistent showing at the championships, after he set a season's best (SB) of 10.30s in winning the sixth heat.
The 10.30s clocking in Oregon bettered his previous season's best of 10.38s, recorded at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong in June.
Airiel, Izzatul bow out in heats
Meanwhile, fellow national sprinter Muhammad Airiel Iskandar Rusli was unable to follow in Danish's footsteps, finishing eighth out of nine runners in the eighth heat.
Although he did not progress to at least the semi-finals, his participation at the championships was seen as valuable experience for his career development.
In the women's category, Izzatul Musfirah Ahmad Kamal ended her campaign at the heats stage, clocking 11.72s for sixth place out of eight runners.
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