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IPOH, Four athletes from Perak have been selected to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which will be held from Aug 28 to Sept 8. The athletes are Nur Jannaton Abdul Jalil for archery, Nur Suraiya Muhamad Zamri and Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin for cycling, and Abu Samah Borhan for wheelchair tennis. Perak Education, Higher Education, Youth, and Sports Committee chairman Khairudin Abu Hanipah, said the state government and the people of Perak were thrilled and proud of this achievement, and it served as an inspiration for other state athletes to emulate the spirit shown by these athletes. ‘Their

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

KUALA LUMPUR, Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has called on the 26 athletes representing the country at the 2024 Paris Olympics to show their true strength when facing their opponents at the Games to be held from tomorrow until Aug 11. She said in sports, there would always be someone who would triumph over others, and therefore she did not want the Malaysian athletes to leave the ‘arena’ feeling disappointed for not giving their best. “What we want is to set a target where the whole country is moving towards the same goal, which is why we announced our

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

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.