Khairul Hafiz bin Jantan 

(born 22 July 1998 in Merlimau), Melaka is a Malaysian sprinter,

competing in events ranging from 100 metres to 400 metres. He is the current Malaysian 100
metres outdoor record holder with a time of 10.18 seconds which is the new world youth record
until 31 March 2017. His personal best of 20.90 seconds in the 200 metres is the Malaysian
national junior record.
Nickname(s): The Flying Youth
The Flying Jantan
Malaysia Height: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight: 58 kg (128 lb)
Sport: Track and field
Event: Sprinting
Personal best: 100 m: 10.18 s NR, NJR(Kuching 2016)
: 200 m: 20.90 s NJR (Kuala Lumpur 2017)

Representing   Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games
2017 Kuala Lumpur 100 m
Asian Junior Athletics Championships
2016 Ho Chi Minh City 100 m
2016 Ho Chi Minh City 200 m
2016 Ho Chi Minh City 4×100 m relay
ASEAN School Games
2015 Bandar Segi Begawan 4×100 m relay
2015 Bandar Segi Begawan 200 m
 2015 Bandar Segi Begawan 4×400 m relay

Malaysia's fastest man: Khairul Hafiz Jantan breaks Watson

Nyambek's 100m record with 10.18s

By Jugjet Singh
July 27, 2016 @ 4:47pm

KUCHING: Khairul Hafiz Jantan is officially Malaysia’s fastest ever sprinter after winning the
Malaysia Games 100m gold medal, obliterating Watson Nyambek's national record in a blistering
10.18 seconds at the Sarawak Stadium, today.
The Malacca athlete broke clear of the field at the halfway mark to cross the finish line an undisputed
champion, with Sarawak's Jonathan Nyepa edging Malacca's Badrul Hisyam Manap in a photo-finish
for silver after both timed 10.36s.
Sarawak's Watson had set the previous record of 10.30 seconds on 15 July, 1998, a week before
Khairul Hafiz was born.
"I never expected to break the national record as my intention was only to beat Badrul to the gold
medal," said Khairul Hafiz, who won 100m gold at the Asian Junior Championships in Vietnam last
month. "He was actually the one who pushed me to break the national record."
After speaking to reporters, Khairul Hafiz raced to embrace his father and wept openly.
Khairul Hafiz, 18, had given warning of what to come when he ran 10.44 seconds in the morning's
semi-finals when it looked like he still had plenty in reserve.
He made a clean start in the final and once he had the lead, there was no denying Khairul Hafiz the
gold medal with his time also a significant improvement on his personal best of 10.36.
Khairul Hafiz has a chance of winning a golden treble when he runs in the 200m and 4x100m events
in the coming days.
 Khairul Hafiz earn accolodes from
rivals
 By Sports247.my
 Updated: August 22, 2017

Khairul Hafiz Jantan – the newly-crowned fastest man in South East Asia – has earned accolades
from the man who was beaten into second place and he is none other than 2015 SEA Games gold
medallist Eric Shauwn Cray from the Philipppines.

“He (khairul) deserves the gold and the title as the fastest man in South East Asia. I gave my best
and that is all iIcould do now. I was tired after the 400m win. I needed at least two hours solid rest for
the 100m,” said Cray.

Khairul lighted up the stadium with his strong stride to the finish and even though he tumbled and
fell., he was up in a second in sheer jubilation.

Finding his breath, the Melaka-born lad went down on his knees to kiss the track. He later hugged
his coach.

Among the VIPs were the Prime Minister YAB Dato’ Sri Najib Tun Abdul Razak, the Sultan of
Selangor, HRH Tuanku Sharafuddin Idris Shah and YB Brig Gen Khairy Jamaluddin, the Minister for
Youth and Sports.

“This medal is for Malaysia, the people of Malaysia, my parents and my coaches and those who
made it possible,” said Khairul Hafiz afterwards.

“No words can describe my happiness to win this gold for my country after a long long
absence. There is only so much you can do in training but The Almighty decides and bless you for
your achievements.

“In the Asian meet in New Delhi I cried when I was wrongly disqualified for a false start but  here, it is
tears of joy. I call on the people of Malaysia to pray for me in the 200m and the 4x100m relay. I
strongly believe I can achieve a triple.”

Cray took the silver while Thailand’s Kritsada Namsuwun the bronze. Both were timed at 10.43.

Earlier, Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli could only manage the bronze in the women’s 100m.

Zaidatul’s time was 11.74 against 11.56 by gold medal winner Le Tu Chinh of Vietnam.

Veronica Shanti Pereira of Singapore took the bronze in 11.76.

 Early double birthday present for
record breaker Khairul
 By Sports247.my
 Updated: July 19, 2017

# Melaka lad breaks 49-year-old men’s 200m national record

# Jegathesan’s long-standing record of 20.92s finally broken

He broke down in tears – tears of joy – and hugged his coach Mohd Poad Kassim – after a blazing
run at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil which brought him a new record of 20.90 seconds in the
men’s 200m.

It broke Tan Sri Mani Jegathesan’s long standing record of 20.92s set at the 1968 Mexico Olympics.
Jegathesan achieved the feat in the semi-finals.

In the process Melaka-born Khairul – who will turn 19 this Saturday – earned himself an early double
birthday. His new time is also a new Malaysian Open meet record, erasing the time of 20.94 held by
Japan’s Kento Terada set in Kangar in 1996.

And there was triple celebration for Malaysia in the 200m when the hosts made a clean sweep. The
1-2-3 finish saw Sarawakian Jonathan Nyepa taking the silver with a time of 21.29 while Perak-born
G. Aravinn Thevarr settled for the bronze when he clocked 21.31.

Khairul was impressive at the Bukit Jalil Stadium but a new national record was rather impossible
after he clocked 21.08 in the heats. His previous personal best was 21.01.

The new national record made up for the disappointment of being disqualified in the 100m finals in
the recent Asian Championships in India. Khairul was a favourite for the gold medal in the Asian
meet but a false start saw the Malaysian a non-starter in the final.

Khairul is Malaysia’s hope for a sprint double in next month’s 29th Sea Games in Kuala Lumpur. The
athletics events will be held at the Bukit Jalil Stadium.

Getting a “feel” of the newly laid track is a big boost to Khairul’s confidence and Malaysians could
well see the rise of this talented sprinter and better things to come from him.

Jegathasen has described Khairul’s feat as “fantastic” and believes that Khairul is going to achieve
more in time to come.

Khairul also holds the 100m record with a time of 10.18 he sat at last year’s Sukma in Kuching,
Sarawak.