Muhammad Irfan Shamsuddin’s Glasgow disappointment came only weeks after he rewrote the national discus record, highlighting the unforgiving margins of elite sport. The seven-time SEA Games champion had rewritten his own national discus record with a throw of 62.87m in Hungary after months of training and competing across Europe. He acknowledged the disappointment but urged Malaysians to see the performance in the context of Irfan’s career rather than one difficult competition. “Three foul attempts meant that he was unable to record a valid mark,” Wan Hisham said. Only weeks earlier, Irfan’s overseas training stint appeared to be paying off, spending months competing in Europe.