Joyce triumphant in Perlis meet
Published on: Thursday, May 15, 2025
Published on: Thu, May 15, 2025
By: GL Oh Text Size: Joyce (left) with Perlis Tourism, Arts and Culture and Rural Development Committee chairman Abu Bakar Hamzah. Kota Kinabalu: Sabah's Joyce Heng Shu Xia captured the women's open title at the Perlis International Armwrestling Championship held on Sunday in Kuala Perlis. She was the only State representative in the competition and the victory saw her taking home the winning cash prize of RM1,000. Second place went to Nurul Ain Osman and Nur Hidayu Nor Rongzi in third. 'I am very happy with the title and unfortunately my fellow State teammates were unable to make it as they were committed to a local competition held in Kapayan on the same day,' she said. She also said her next competition will be at the State level traditional sports carnival to be held at SMK Bahang, Penampang on May 24-25 followed by the National Armwrestling Championship in Melaka on July 18-21. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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