Kota Kinabalu: Sabah were crowned junior girls overall champions for the sixth consecutive time with two golds and one bronze on Wednesday at the 37th Interstate Tenpin Bowling Championship 2026, held at Sunway Megalanes, Sunway Pyramid.
The junior team comprising Nur Aleeya Syakirah, Nur Jeehan Iezzaty, Natalie Chong Yi Wen, and Dhaniya Marissa Aleeya secured Sabah’s second gold medal in the girls’ category after dramatically overtaking Selangor by just two pins in the final game.
This thrilling victory followed an opening-day gold from Nur Aleeya Syakirah Awang Ali in the junior girls singles event.
Nur Aleeya also added a bronze medal to Sabah’s tally with a third-place finish in the junior girls all-event category on Wednesday.
Sabah’s contingent wrapped up the tournament with a haul of three gold, one silver and three bronze medals.
Nurul Alyssa Junaidi captured the other gold on opening day in the Women’s category, while the two other bronze medals were won by the women’s team comprising Intan Qistina, Nurul Amirah, Nurul Ayunni and Nurul Alyssa on Wednesday and the Senior Men’s Doubles duo of Fadzil Abdul Ghani and Jamlidin Manap on Tuesday.
Sabah State Tenpin Bowling Association president Rozzainy Sham Talip praised the State’s bowlers, noting that while they did not match last year’s record of five golds, one silver and two silvers, their performance this year was equally commendable.
He extended his heartfelt congratulations to all athletes, coaches and officials for their dedication to make the State proud.
He added that several Sabahan bowlers will continue their campaign to compete in the 2026 Malaysia Closed Championship, starting on Thursday until Monday (Oct 5).
