Focus on sports that can guarantee Sarawak medals
By Martin Yee KUCHING: Sarawak should concentrate on sports like cycling and weightlifting as they not only have a better chance of winning gold at the Malaysia Games (Sukma) but also produce future Olympians much like the sport of diving. Sarawak has produced Olympic medallists like Datuk Pandelela Rinong Pamg and Hii King Hung, who […]
Syasya’s golden debut in women’s 10m air pistol
HANOI: Despite not being armed with extensive experience, national shooter Nurul Syasya Nadiah Mohd Arifin created a surprise by winning the women’s 10 metre air pistol in her debut appearance for Malaysia’s 35th gold at the SEA Games today. In final round of action at the Hanoi Sports Training Centre here, the 20-year-old shooter from Batu Pahat […]
Golf: Gold for men’s team, silver for ladies
VINH PHUC (Vietnam): Malaysia finally wrested back the SEA Games men’s team event gold medal after two decades when they defeated Thailand 2-1 in the finals. The men’s team made up Ervin Chang, Marcus Lim Pang Chuen, K. Rhaasrikanesh, A. Nateeshvar displayed a commendable performance at the Heron Lake Golf Course & Resort here en […]
Wushu debutants rake in two gold, one silver in Hanoi
HANOI: The national wushu camp made a surprise haul of two gold and one silver through taolu discipline on the first day of competition for the sport at the 31st SEA Games here. The three wushu medalists who were in fact making their debuts at the biennial Games, help the squad to surpass its target of one […]
They succeeded against all odds
It’s never the differences between people that surprise us. It’s the things that, against all odds, we have in common. — Jodi Picoult, American writer A new era has dawned for powerlifting in Malaysia — thanks to two Paralympic athletes who brought fame to the nation at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. The two Sarawakians are […]
Abdul Latif seals Malaysia third gold medal
BY AMIRIL MUTTAQIEN MEKETAR TOKYO: Defending champion Abdul Latif Romly rocked the athletics arena at the Olympic Stadium here today when he bagged his second Paralympic gold medal in the men’s long jump T20 (intellectual impairment) category at the Tokyo Paralympics. The athlete, who hails from Perlis and who also won gold at the 2016 Rio […]
PM congratulates Liek Hou for his victory
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has congratulated national shuttler, Cheah Liek Hou, for contributing Malaysia’s second gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games today (Sept 4). In a posting on Facebook, he described the six-time world champion’s performance as outstanding. “Gold medal for Malaysia! Paralympic athletes continue to contribute medals for […]
Liek Hou wins Malaysia’s historic badminton gold
TOKYO: Six-time world champion Cheah Liek Hou made history today (Sept 4) when he became the first Paralympic badminton men’s singles champion. The 33-year-old world number two was in devastating form as he crushed his nemesis and Games favourite Anrimusthi Dheva of Indonesia 21-17, 21-15 in the men’s singles SU5 (physical impairment) final at the […]
Sarawak is proud of you, Bonnie!
KUCHING: Sarawakian powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin who won Malaysia’s first-ever gold medal in men’s 72kg powerlifting category at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, is a shining example that sports is a career for all and dictated by competency and excellence. In congratulating the 22-year-old world-class athlete, Assistant Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Snowdan Lawan said […]
Sarawakian powerlifter proves to be world’s toughest
KUCHING: Minister of Youth and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah was delighted when Negaraku was played and Jalur Gemilang was lifted at the medal presentation ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics. Following that, Abdul Karim congratulated para-powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin for having won a gold medal in the games this year and setting a new […]
