King, queen congratulate Shereen Vallabouy for stunning 400m win
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have expressed their pride and joy at the success of national athlete Shereen Vallabouy in bringing glory to Malaysia on the world stage.
In a post on the official Istana Negara Facebook last night, Their Majesties congratulated Shereen (above) on her success in breaking the national women's 400m indoor record at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in Kansas, United States, last Saturday (March 12).
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah and the Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah have expressed their pride and joy at the success of national athlete Shereen Vallabouy in bringing glory to Malaysia on the world stage.
In a post on the official Istana Negara Facebook last night, Their Majesties congratulated Shereen (above) on her success in breaking the national women's 400m indoor record at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in Kansas, United States, last Saturday (March 12).
“Their Majesties expressed hope that the excellent achievement will spur her and the national athletes to continue to work hard to achieve success and glorify Malaysia's name in future championships.
“Their Majesties wish Shereen good luck and pray that she will enjoy continuous success,” according to the post.
Shereen is the first Malaysian female athlete to dip under the 54-second mark in the 400m indoor race when she clocked 53.79 seconds in Kansas, thus not only improving on her personal best of 54.94 seconds, but also smashing the 16-year-old record of 54.58 seconds held by Noraseela Mohd Khalid.
Shereen also broke the 12-year-old Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference record.
Shereen, who is the daughter of former national athletes Samson Vallabuoy and Josephine Mary, is pursuing studies in the field of recreation and tourism at Winona State University, Minnesota.
- Bernama
