YEARENDER: Good show … but it could have been better!
By Amiril Muttaqien Meketar KUALA LUMPUR: The 2023 sports season is about to draw to a close and while some of our national sportsmen and sportswomen must be looking back knowing that they had a reasonably good year, others will be thinking they could, and should, have done better. One of the biggest disappointments must […]
Hannah optimistic Malaysia will do better at Asian Games
SEREMBAN: Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh is optimistic that the national contingent’s poor showing at the SEA Games Cambodia can be improved upon and bettered at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China this September. “All the improvements are ongoing, after the SEA Games, we did a post-mortem and also collaborated with the Nippon […]
Wushu official backs idea of Sarawak hosting 2027 SEA Games
BY MARTIN YEE KUCHING: Sarawak Wushu Federation vice-president James Ting Ing Seek strongly supports the idea of Sarawak hosting the 34th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in 2027 if given the opportunity. While Thailand will host the next Games in 2025, Brunei has declined its turn in 2027, potentially opening the door for Sarawak to step […]
Potential for cycling goldmine in Thailand Sea Games
NILAI: National track cycling champion Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang is optimistic that the national track cycling team will not face any problem in contributing many gold medals if the sport is contested at the 2025 Thailand SEA Games. The 35-year-old rider said the track cycling event could be a gold mine for the national contingent […]
Two former SEA Games sprint kings book slots to final
PHNOM PENH: Two former SEA Games sprint kings, Muhammad Haiqal Hanafi and Khairul Hafiz Jantan succeeded in qualifying for men’s 100m final in the 2023 edition here today. In the heats at Morodok Techo National Stadium, Muhammad Haiqal Hanafi who was the 2019 gold medallist in the Manila SEA Games in the Philippines emerged as […]
Malaysia’s first SEA Games medal
PHNOM PENH: Obstacle race events contributed to Malaysia’s first medals at the 2023 SEA Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, today. Wan Athirah Hidayah Ahmad Fuzli contributed the country’s first medal when she shared the bronze in the women’s individual event with Anggun Yolanda Samsul Hadi despite losing to an Indonesian participant in the bronze medal decider. Wan […]
Cambodia kicks off 2023 SEA Games in glittering style
PHNOM PENH: It’s festival time! After 64 years of waiting, Cambodia finally held a historic opening ceremony of Southeast Asia’s largest sporting event as the 2023 SEA Games with the motto “Sports: Live In Peace” was officially opened in spectacular fashion here last night. Hosts Cambodia staged an eye-catching opening ceremony in a blaze of colour, light, and fireworks at […]
Daunting task awaits women’s SEA Games diving squad
KUALA LUMPUR: The exclusion of two national diving darlings, Datuk Pandelela Rinong and Nur Dhabitah Sabri, could put Malaysia in a dicey situation to conquer women’s events in the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia, this May. National assistant coach Datuk Leong Mun Yee admitted that she was a little worried about the performance of the […]
MABA in race against time to get naturalised players
KUALA LUMPUR: With less than two months left, the Malaysian basketball team is racing against time to complete the application of naturalised players ahead of the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia, this May. National men’s squad head coach, Lee Kheng Tian said the Malaysian Basketball Association (MABA) is still waiting for the government’s green light […]
Fencers Joshua, Hans fighting for Paris 2024 tickets
KUALA LUMPUR: Joshua Koh I-Jie, 32, and Hans Yoong Wei Shen, 22, are the Malaysian Fencing Federation’s (MFF) top aspirants to seek Paris 2024 Olympics qualification. MFF treasurer Kimberly Janet Ansibin said as of now, only the two fencers had stated interest to vie for Paris 2024 tickets. “We are looking forward for […]
