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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.

JASIN, Melaka athletes who win medals at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2024 in Sarawak will be rewarded by the Melaka government, with a gold medallist getting RM5,000, according to a state executive councillor. State Youth Development, Sports and Non-Governmental Organisations Committee chairman VP Shanmugam said a silver medal is worth RM3,000 and a bronze, RM1,500 under the state government incentive scheme. “This incentive aims to boost the morale of competing athletes to showcase their best performance, while also appreciating their efforts and hard work. “We have also been informed that medallists have the opportunity to receive additional rewards from their

KUALA LUMPUR, The national women’s Mobile Legends Bang-Bang (MLBB) team, HomeGirls Gaimin Gladiators (HomeGirls), have secured a spot in the quarter-finals of the 2024 MIW World Cup e-sports tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after finishing second in Group C early this morning. HomeGirls coach Muhammad Farhan Ibrahim, also known as Sora, said that although his players were nervous during their first group stage match, they managed to overcome the issue to qualify for the next round. ‘Some of our players are competing in an international tournament for the first time, and as you know, the e-sport World Cup is a

PARIS, Following are the first-day results of the Paris Olympics, today: ARCHERY: ————— Ranking Round: Women’s Individual: 1. Lim Sihyeon (KOR) 694 points (WR) (OR) 2. Nam Suhyeon (KOR) 688 pts 3. Yang Xiaolei (CHN) 673 pts …… 14. SYAQIERA MASHAYIKH (MAS) 663 pts 50. ARIANA NUR DANIA MOHAMAD ZAIRI (MAS) 633 pts 60. NURUL AZREENA MOHAMAD FAZIL (MAS) 622 pts *WR – World Record *OR – Olympics Record Source: BERNAMA News Agency

JITRA, The Kedah cycling camp is optimistic about winning three gold medals from 13 events they will participate in at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2024 in Sarawak, starting on Aug 14. Kedah SUKMA cycling head coach Noor Alfizar Othman said that overall, the cycling squad from the Rice Bowl State targets nine medals: three gold, three silver and three bronze. “Fifteen events will be contested, but the Kedah cycling camp will only participate in 13 events. The two events we are skipping are women’s BMX and men’s Downhill. The three golds targeted are in the women’s team or individual road