Moh Sarengat Stadium is the name of a football stadium in the town of Batang,

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. It was named after a former

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from the local neighbourhood who once broke a new Asian sprint record (10.4 seconds) in the

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IV held in 1962 in

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. Mr. Sarengat was regarded as ''the fastest runner in Asia'' for his achievement. People in Batang and its surroundings have always been very proud of him that they finally took his name as the name of the local stadium.

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