Kota Kinabalu: Nurul Amirah Amirul delivered Sabah’s first gold medal at the 48th National Bowling Championship (Malaysia Closed 2026) at Sunway Megalanes, Sunway Pyramid on Sunday.
She and teammate Syarifah Nadia Ali Hassan cruised to a one-two finish in the Women’s Graded category.
Amirah had maintained her lead from the start and racked up 1,660 pinfalls to hold onto the top spot, just barely overcoming a dramatic late charge by Syarifah Nadia, who trailed by a mere four pins.
Sabah narrowly missed a podium sweep as Chloe Ho Rui Zhi finished close behind in fourth place.
The official results for the State athletes who qualified for Sunday’s Masters Final are as follows: Women’s Graded: Nurul Amirah Amirul (1st), Syarifah Nadia Ali Hassan (2nd), Chloe Ho Rui Zhi (4th); Men’s Graded: Mohd Noer Zul-Qhimie Said (17th); Girls’ Open: Nur Aleeya Syakirah Awang Ali (4th), Natalie Chong Yi Wen (8th), Chloe Ho Rui Zhi (13th); Boys’ Graded: Brendon Liew Tze Vui (13th); Girls’ Graded: Chloe Ho Rui Zhi (16th).
