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KUCHING, Balancing academics and training as an athlete isn’t easy, but Joey Tan Xing Lei from Sarawak can afford a broad smile after winning the gold medal in the women’s 70-meter recurve event at the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA). In the event held today at the Petrajaya Archery Range here, the 17-year-old athlete proved unstoppable, amassing 645 points after 72 arrows, leaving her competitors far behind. Selangor’s, Nur Ieka Hariesya Zainal Habsahli, secured the silver medal with 629 points, while Terengganu’s Nurul Syakirah Hashim took the bronze with 610 points. This victory marks her successful defense of the gold medal

KUCHING, The top two spots for Group D in the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) men’s hockey competition will be decided by a penalty shootout tomorrow after Terengganu and the Federal Territories (FT) ended their group campaign tied on points and goal difference. Based on the competition draw, Pahang will meet Perlis and Perak will face off against Sabah in the quarterfinal action on Tuesday. Johor and Melaka will wait to see who they’ll be playing against after tomorrow’s Group D penalty shootout. The other men’s hockey teams will compete in classification matches to determine their final standings in the biennial

KUCHING, Sarawak continued its reign in taekwondo at the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA), claiming four out of the six gold medals contested on the third day of competition held at the Unity Stadium here today. Despite a three-hour delay in the early rounds due to technical issues, which pushed the finals to the evening, Sarawak’s contingent remained unfazed. They began their gold medal haul with Pretty Amisha Amanda Anak Francesca’s victory in the women’s +73kg category, downing Selangor’s Nurul Aesyah Aqilah Mohd Sukeri 2-0. This set the tone for the host state, driving Puteri Durratun Zulaikha Samat to secure the

KUALA LUMPUR, The International Young Future Leaders Summit 2024 (iFUTURE 2024) represents a space for university students to strengthen and show their leadership talent, Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said. He added that the first ever iFUTURE 2024, organised by his ministry, would allow local and foreign university students to interact in line with the government’s objective to shape well-rounded high-quality graduates. ‘Over 1,000 local and international university leaders from 46 countries have directly benefited from sharing sessions and discussions with leaders from the higher education sector, youth leaders and several ministers, all focused on developing

KUALA LUMPUR, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has offered his condolences to the family of Rozaid Abdul Rahman, director of Media and Strategic Communications in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), who passed away this evening. Through his Facebook post today, Ahmad Zahid said he had known the late Rozaid since he was young and had recently visited him. ‘Received the sad news of the death of my friend, Rozaid Abdul Rahman, who was confirmed dead at his family residence this evening,’ he said. ‘Certainly, this loss will be felt by those of us who have been