Category: Sports

Ironman Malaysia 2024 was a lucky stage for Brazil’s Fernando Toldi and Regan Hollioake from Australia when they crowned themselves as champions in their respective categories in their first participation in the tournament, here in Langkawi. Toldi, 37, won the men’s category with a time of eight hours 10 minutes 23 seconds while Tim Van Berkel of Australia was second with a time of eight hours 12 minutes 38 seconds and third place with a time of eight hours 18 minutes 07 seconds was won by Germany’s Andreas Dreitz. In the women’s category, Hollioake, 35, won the title with a

KUALA LUMPUR, The Kuala Lumpur Football Association’s (KLFA) election for office bearers scheduled for Sept 7, may be derailed following the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission’s (MACC) investigation into the club, which started yesterday. The matter was announced by KLFA acting President Datuk Abdullah Sani Abdul Hamid who said the date of the KLFA Election would depend on the MACC’s investigation which started yesterday and expected to last for 14 days. ‘Once the MACC complete the investigation, and if there is a wrongdoing, the election will be postponed, if there is no wrongdoing then Sept 7 is automatically the date set by

PARIS, The national contingent’s success in bringing home three gold medals from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games not only made history for Malaysia but also introduced a new dimension to the country’s para sports scene. The groundbreaking achievements by para athletes Datuk Abdul Latif Romly, Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli and Mohamad Ridzuan Mohamad Puzi in Brazil have had a significant impact on the development of para sports, an endeavour the community may have overlooked previously. The Rio 2016 success has driven the nation’s para athletes to greater heights, as evident from their haul of three gold and two silver medals at

Perlis athletes who win medals at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2024, to be held in Sarawak from Aug 17 to 24, will receive cash incentives in recognition of their achievements. Perlis Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli announced that individual athletes winning gold medals will immediately receive RM1,000, silver medallists RM700, and bronze medallists RM400. “For doubles or groups of two to five people, the incentive is RM600 for gold, RM400 for silver, and RM200 for bronze per person. For teams of more than five, the incentive is RM300 for gold, RM200 for silver, and RM100 for bronze per person,” he

Malaysian squash legend Datuk Nicol Ann David has expressed her sincere gratitude to national women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah, after their excellent performance at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. In a Facebook post, Nicol, who is also the Deputy Chef de Mission for Malaysia, acknowledged the pain of the duo’s defeat, at the same time praising their remarkable journey and unwavering spirit on their debut at the biggest sporting event on the planet. ‘I know this moment will be painful, and it will hurt for some time. I can’t truly say or do anything to change that, because it’s