Day: July 25, 2024

JASIN, Melaka athletes who win medals at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2024 in Sarawak will be rewarded by the Melaka government, with a gold medallist getting RM5,000, according to a state executive councillor. State Youth Development, Sports and Non-Governmental Organisations Committee chairman VP Shanmugam said a silver medal is worth RM3,000 and a bronze, RM1,500 under the state government incentive scheme. “This incentive aims to boost the morale of competing athletes to showcase their best performance, while also appreciating their efforts and hard work. “We have also been informed that medallists have the opportunity to receive additional rewards from their

PARIS, Following are the first-day results of the Paris Olympics, today: ARCHERY: ————— Ranking Round: Women’s Individual: 1. Lim Sihyeon (KOR) 694 points (WR) (OR) 2. Nam Suhyeon (KOR) 688 pts 3. Yang Xiaolei (CHN) 673 pts …… 14. SYAQIERA MASHAYIKH (MAS) 663 pts 50. ARIANA NUR DANIA MOHAMAD ZAIRI (MAS) 633 pts 60. NURUL AZREENA MOHAMAD FAZIL (MAS) 622 pts *WR – World Record *OR – Olympics Record Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, National golfer Winnie Ng successfully defended her title at the RSGC Ladies Amateur Open Championship 2024 by clinching the Tuanku Bahiyah Trophy at the Royal Selangor Golf Club, today. The 23-year-old secured the title with a three-over-par 222, while Singapore’s Passion Hsu took second place with a six-over-par 225. Winnie’s compatriot Pang Hee Jie finished third with a 15-over-par 234. Winnie, who had just celebrated her birthday last Friday, said the victory was a meaningful birthday gift for her, especially after winning the Malaysian Ladies Amateur Open at Templer Park Country Club, last week. ‘I worked really hard.

PARIS, The moderate weather condition around 24 degrees Celsius is among the factors that helped national archer, Syaqiera Mashayikh, to get off to a positive start by placing herself in the top 15 in the individual ranking round of the women’s recurve event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, today. The 23-year-old athlete, who is competing on the Olympic stage for the second time, said the conditions helped her record her best performance with a record of 663 points at the Invalides against the backdrop of the city’s historic monuments. “Alhamdulillah, the weather is on our side, it’s not that

IPOH, The Perak state government is offering a monetary reward of RM5,000 to athletes who win a gold medal at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) in Sarawak through its victory incentive scheme. State Education, Higher Education, Youth and Sports Committee chairman, Khairudin Abu Hanipah said a silver medallist will receive RM3,000 while a bronze medallist will get RM1,000. ‘For team events, a gold medal means each will receive RM2,500, RM1,500 each for silver and RM500 each for bronze,’ he said at a special meeting of the 2024 Perak SUKMA contingent here this afternoon. Khairudin said that for this edition, the state