BAC 2024: Aaron-Wooi Yik, Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin check into Q-Finals
KUALA LUMPUR: Two national men’s doubles pairs – Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani – stormed into the last eight of the 2024 Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) in Ningbo, China, yesterday. In the second round action, fourth-seeded Aaron-Wooi Yik had to slog for 61 minutes before prevailing 21-18, 14-21, 21-14 over […]
Special Olympics athletes among recipients of SHAKAM’s RM2.4 mln incentive
BANGI: National athletes who competed in the Special Olympics World Games took home, for the first time, rewards worth RM95,500 out of RM2.4 million that was offered through the National Sports Incentive Scheme (Shakam) last night. In the Special Olympics World Games in Berlin, Germany from June 17-25, 14 athletes won four golds, five silvers […]
Sarawak’s economic plans: ambition unleashed!
“The mixing of politics and business not only is detrimental to politics, as is frequently observed, but even much more so to business” – Ludwig von Mises, (1881-1973) Austrian school of economist. Alright, folk! Let’s hit the rewind button. You may remember from my last piece that I found myself at an investment forum in […]
Call for Russian, Belarusian athlete ban from Olympics
PARIS: Hosts France are among 34 countries to have asked the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia are also among those to have called for a ban to be imposed, reported STATS Perform/dpa. A joint-statement released on […]
Special Olympics a memorable one
SIBU: The 6th Special Olympics Sarawak is a memorable and historical one, said Women, Early Childhood and Community Well-being Development Minister, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. “It is historical in many ways. On the opening night, we were given the opportunity to use the Azman Hashim Community Sport Centre. “Meanwhile, at tonight’s closing ceremony we have […]
A sudden loss of form robs Pandelela of a medal in the Olympics
By Martin Yee KUCHING: Sarawak Olympic double medallist in two Olympics Pandelela Rinong Pamg’s failure to clinch a medal in the Tokyo Olympics was not due to age or anything wrong with her preparations but perhaps the pressure was getting to her. It was just not her day and this blip could happen to any […]
Pandelela makes it to semis
TOKYO: National diver Pandelela Rinong can thank her lucky stars to still be in contention for a medal at the end of the preliminary round of the women’s 10-metre (m) platform individual event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics today Her teammate Cheong Jun Hoong, however, can kiss her medal hopes goodbye. While Pandelela just managed […]
Olympics one of hardest, most unbelievable things I’ve done
KUALA LUMPUR: National artistic gymnast Farah Ann Abdul Hadi has competed in various tournaments in the past decade, including in five World Championships, but nothing beats the thrill of her first Olympic outing in Tokyo. The 27-year-old said that competing in the Olympics had been one of the hardest and most unbelievable things she has […]
Pandelela-Mun Yee’s medal quest falls flat
TOKYO: Many were counting on divers Pandelela Rinong-Leong Mun Yee to deliver Malaysia’s first medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics but the duo’s quest fell flat when they could only finish eighth — and last — in the women’s 10m platform synchronised final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre here today. The experienced duo began well, […]
No sweat for Soniia as injured Laura concedes walkover
TOKYO: National women’s singles shuttler Soniia Cheah’s Olympic debut was a muted affair after her opponent, Laura Sarosi of Hungary pulled out due to an injury today. World number 35 Soniia’s opening Group N match against world number 74 Laura was supposed to begin at 2 pm local time (1pm MYT) at the Musashino Forest […]
