No permanent coach leaves Malaysian sprinter Shereen weighing her next move after Asian Games exit

Shereen Samson Vallabouy, a national women's sprinter, highlighted the challenges of preparing for the season without a permanent physical coach.

Since returning from the U.S. last year, she has been training through a combination of online guidance and temporary coaching support.

Shereen remains undecided about her future training plans post-Asian Games, particularly regarding collaboration with the national team's new coach, Thabo Matebedi.

Despite missing the finals in her recent race, she expressed determination to evaluate her path forward in her athletic career.

NAGOYA, Sept 26 — National women’s sprinter Shereen Samson Vallabouy remains without a permanent physical coach, describing the situation as one of the biggest challenges in preparing for the season.

The 28-year-old said the absence of a physical coach had made her training particularly tough this year after returning from the United States last year.

She was forced to train alone for a period before resuming her programme through a combination of coaches and online sessions.

“To be honest, this year has been very ‘messy’ for me. After returning from the United States last year, I looked for a new coach in Malaysia. It was quite difficult to find one who meets my standards. I trained on my own for a while, and then went back to following an online training programme with a US coach.

“It’s tough not having a physical coach, but I’m very grateful to my online coach, who has always given me support and encouragement,” she said after the women’s 400m heats at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games yesterday.

Shereen has yet to decide on her direction after the Asian Games, including whether to continue working with the national athletics squad’s new coach, Thabo Matebedi.

Matebedi, who recently arrived from South Africa, had only about a month to work with her before the Games, leaving little room for major changes to her training programme.

“After the Asian Games, I need to see how to move forward. I want to sit down with Coach T (Matebedi) and discuss his 400m training.

“I’ve been in this sport a long time, and at 28, I need to make sure I’m heading in the right direction. So I must have an open discussion with him first, to see how his training system works,” she said.

In yesterday’s race, Shereen missed the final after finishing fourth in her heat in 54.03 seconds.

She admitted that failing to defend her bronze from the previous edition stung, but took satisfaction in giving everything on the track.

Shereen also confirmed that the Asian Games will be her final championship of the season before she returns to action next season. — Bernama

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国家女子短跑运动员谢琳·萨姆森·瓦拉布伊强调了在没有常驻体能教练的情况下备战赛季的挑战。

自去年从美国回来后，她一直通过在线指导和临时教练支持相结合的方式进行训练。

谢琳对于亚运会后的训练计划仍未做出决定，尤其是与国家队新教练塔博·马特贝迪的合作。

尽管在最近的比赛中未能进入决赛，但她表示决心重新评估自己未来的运动生涯发展方向。

名古屋，9 月 26 日——国家女子短跑运动员谢琳·萨姆森·瓦拉布伊仍然没有固定的体能教练，她称这种情况是备战新赛季面临的最大挑战之一。

这位28岁的运动员表示，自从去年从美国回来后，由于缺少体能教练，今年的训练变得格外艰难。

在通过教练指导和在线课程相结合的方式恢复训练计划之前，她被迫独自训练了一段时间。

“说实话，今年对我来说非常‘混乱’。去年从美国回来后，我在马来西亚寻找新的教练。找到一位符合我标准的教练相当困难。我独自训练了一段时间，然后又重新开始跟随一位美国教练参加线上训练课程。”

“没有现场教练确实很艰难，但我非常感谢我的线上教练，他一直给予我支持和鼓励，”她在昨天举行的2026年爱知-名古屋亚运会女子400米预赛后说道。

谢琳尚未决定亚运会后的发展方向，包括是否继续与国家田径队新教练塔博·马特贝迪合作。

马特贝迪最近刚从南非来到这里，距离奥运会开幕只有大约一个月的时间和她一起工作，因此她的训练计划几乎没有做出重大改变的空间。

“亚运会结束后，我需要看看下一步该怎么走。我想和T教练（马特贝迪）坐下来聊聊他的400米训练计划。”

“我从事这项运动已经很久了，今年28岁，我需要确保自己朝着正确的方向前进。所以我必须先和他开诚布公地谈谈，看看他的训练体系是如何运作的，”她说。

在昨天的比赛中，谢琳在预赛中以 54.03 秒的成绩获得第四名，无缘决赛。

她承认未能卫冕上一届比赛的铜牌让她感到很遗憾，但她对自己在赛道上全力以赴感到满意。

谢琳也证实，亚运会将是她本赛季的最后一项赛事，之后她将重返赛场，参加下赛季的比赛。——马新社

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