By Selangor Journal Team
SHAH ALAM, Aug 22 — The state earned three gold medals in tennis and silambam this morning for the 21st Malaysian Games (Sukma) in Sarawak.
For tennis, Sharifah Elsa Wan Abdul Rahman defeated Perak’s Shihomi Li Xuan Leong in the women’s individual event.
The 21-year-old won 6-1, 6-1 in the final event at 9.30am, at the Sarawak Lawn Tennis Association in Kuching.
Meanwhile, P. Luthrabalan also won gold in silambam’s men’s poruthal category (under 55kg).
Taking place at 9.30am at the Hikmah Exchange Event Centre in Kuching, the 17-year-old scored 27 points after defeating Sarawak’s Asyraff Aqil Mohamad Zainurrin Azm, who earned 16 points.
At 10.30am, his fellow compatriot M. Mahendran also won gold in the men’s poruthal category (between 65kg to 75kg) at the same venue. The 18-year-old scored 31 points against Penang’s K. Githan’s 18 points.
Yesterday’s highlights include weightlifter Noor Hirzie Fariez Mustafa delivering a gold for the men’s under-73kg category at Dewan Sukan Tan Sri Datuk Amar Stephen Kalong Ningkan in Betong.
Swimmer Andrew Goh took gold and broke the national record in the men’s 50m breaststroke, clocking 27.40s against the 28.03s mark he set in Heat 3 in the morning at the Pandelela Rinong Aquatics Centre in Kuching.
The women’s 4x100m freestyle team, comprising Morgan Eleven Teo Kai Cheng, Yoong Jia Jia, Lim Shun Qi, and Khew Zi Xian scored gold with a time of 3:55.84s at the Pandelela Rinong Aquatics Centre in Kuching, breaking the Sukma record previously set by Sabah in 2008.
G. Mathan Raj earned silver in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase with a finish of 10:02.12s at Sarawak Stadium in Kuching.
After a slow start in Sukma, Selangor is gaining ground, just as state executive councillor for youth, sports, and entrepreneurship Mohd Najwan Halimi predicted.
With two days left until the end of Sukma 2024, Selangor has garnered medals in a number of events, including archery, bowling, decathlon, fencing, golf, karate, lawn bowls, pencak silat, petanque, silambam, sprinting, swimming, tenpin bowling, weightlifting, and wushu.
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