SKA karatekas bag 2 golds, a silver, 2 bronzes
Published on: Mon, Aug 18, 2025
By: GL Oh Text Size: The SKA athletes with the coaches. Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Karate Association (SKA) finished ninth overall in the club category at the 2nd Asian Youth Open Championship cum Training Camp hosted by Asian Karate Federation and organised by Chinese Karate Association in Linping, Hangzhou, China from August 12-16. Despite sending only a six-member team, they managed to win two golds, one silver and two bronzes in the five-day event. At last year's meet held in Wuhan, China, SKA was represented by 19 athletes and finished seventh in the same category with one gold, five silvers and four bronzes. The gold medallists this year were Neyo Chai Xiao Le (Under-14 male kata individual) and Danish Rayyan Rajis (cadet male kata individual). The only silver came from Al-Zovainz Zurizal (cadet male -63kg), while the bronze medals were delivered by Muhammad Farish Danish Mohd Saidin (junior male -61kg) and Putra Rayn Nazwan Heryzuan (junior male -55kg). The contingent was led by coaches Farlin Veroney M Frederick and Mahfudz Azeem Ag Hashim, and the other athlete in the team was Muhd Noah Hidayatullah. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available.
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