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PARIS, National women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah gave the national contingent a huge shot in the arm with a stunning victory over world number six Mayu Matsumoto-Wakana Nagahara of Japan on Day Two of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The world number 13 Malaysians produced an energetic and aggressive performance to bounce back from a game down to defeat the 2018 and 2019 world champions from Japan 18-21, 21-15, 21-16 in a Group A match at the Porte De La Chapelle Arena. The win has revived the Malaysians’ hopes of advancing to the quarter-finals after their opening Group A loss

KUCHING, In the passion to become the overall champion of the 21st Malaysian Games (SUKMA), Sarawak never set aside the importance of continuing to identify back-up athletes capable of representing the country at international level. Sarawak SUKMA chef de mission, Datuk Gerald Rentap Jabu said the 21st SUKMA can also be a yardstick to assess Sarawak’s ability to host events at a higher level, especially after it offered to host the SEA Games in 2027. “It is true that we want to be the overall champion (21st SUKMA) but we also want to see the continuation of sports development for

KUALA LUMPUR, The National Under-19 football squad ended their 2024 ASEAN Under-19 Championship campaign in fourth place as they lost 5-3 on penalties to Australia after a 1-1 draw at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium in Surabaya, Indonesia today. The national team coached by Juan Torres Garrido fell behind in the 28th minute through a Marcus Younis goal before an own goal by Jake Najdovski in the 73rd minute dragged the playoff match into a penalty shootout. After a promising start in Surabaya, Malaysia failed to defend the title after narrowly losing 0-1 to hosts Indonesia in the semi-finals on

PARIS, Following is the second-day medal tally of the Paris 2024 Olympics today: GOLD SILVER BRONZE Japan 4 2 1 Australia 4 2 0 USA 3 6 3 France 3 3 2 South Korea 3 2 1 China 3 1 2 Italy 1 2 3 Kazakhstan 1 0 2 Belgium 1 0 1 Germany 1 0 0 Hong Kong 1 0 0 Uzbekistan 1 0 0 …MALAYSIA 0 0 0 Source: BERNAMA News Agency

KUALA LUMPUR, The Malaysia Swimming Federation (MAS) remains proud of the performances displayed by national swimmers Khiew Hoe Yean and Tan Rouxin despite their early exit from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. MAS secretary-general Andy Low said what is important for the federation is that Hoe Yean and Rouxin gained valuable experience competing with world-class swimmers during their debut at the world’s biggest sporting event. “They did well, and the coach (Eric Anderson) was happy too. Hoe Yean and Rouxin are still young, so let’s show our support for them to qualify for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles