Day: July 31, 2024

PARIS, National recurve archer Ariana Nur Diana Mohamad Zairi almost stunned 2022 world champion Chiara Rebagliati of Italy in the women’s individual 1/32 elimination round at the 2024 Paris Olympics, before losing 5-6 in the shoot-off. The 19-year-old debutant, started well to hit the bull’s eye in the first set to tie 27-27 , before winning the second 25-24 to lead 3-1 at the Invalides. As the competition got intense under the scorching Paris summer weather hitting 30 degrees Celsius this afternoon, the Italian started to score near perfect scores to win the next two sets 28-27, 29-27 to take

PETALING JAYA,, Malaysian Para Swimming Association (PREPMA) president Datuk Seri Megat D Shahriman Zaharudin has emphasised that the two automatic slots for the 2024 Paris Paralympics from World Para Swimming (WPS) are allocated to the country and not to individual athletes. Speaking to Bernama, Megat D Shahriman, who is also Malaysian Paralympic Council (MPM) president, said that the selection of athletes for the quadrennial Games has been decided by the Athlete Selection Committee based on three main criteria previously outlined. He stressed that PREPMA is always transparent in its decision-making process through a selection committee comprising MPM, the National Sports