Kuala lumpur: National swimmer Muhammad Dhuha Zulfikry set a meet record en route to presenting hosts Universiti Malaya (UM) with a gold medal on the second day of the swimming competition at the 2026 Higher Education Institutions Sports Games (SUKIPT) here today. According to BERNAMA News Agency, the 18-year-old clocked 8 minutes 21.31 seconds to win the men's 800 metres freestyle gold medal at the UM Swimming Pool, breaking the previous SUKIPT record of 8:25.37 set by Yeap Zheng Yang at the previous edition. UCSI University's Teo Zun Jet finished with a time of 9:09.02 to secure the silver, while University of Nottingham Malaysia's Jonas Lau claimed the bronze with a time of 9:16.26. Muhammad Dhuha expressed satisfaction with his performance. "My performance today was quite satisfying. I think my 800m swim was about three seconds faster than my time at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA), so I am quite pleased with today's result," he said. Looking ahead, Muhammad Dhuha hopes to maintain the positive momentum an d contribute another medal for UM in the 400m freestyle event scheduled for tomorrow.