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Daily Express
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Lifter Irene bags gold
Published on: Saturday, June 14, 2025 Published on: Sat, Jun 14, 2025 By: GL Oh Text Size: Irene with her gold medal. Kota Kinabalu: Sabah's Irene Jane Henry won a gold medal in the women's 48-kilogramme category for the country at the South East Asia Weightlifting Championship held in Singapore at the D'Marquee @ Downtown East on Friday. The invitational only event is held to serve as a warm-up for the 33rd South East Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand scheduled this December. Advertisement Sabah Weightlifting Association president Philip Gisan congratulated Irene who is the only representative from East Malaysia to make the national team. He hopes the positive outing will motivate her to achieve more success internationally in the future, especially at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2026. * 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. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Barnama
25-04-2025
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Khai Xin Qualifies For SEA Games, World Aquatics Championship 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, April 25 (Bernama) -- National swimmer Tan Khai Xin has qualified for the South East Asian (SEA) Games and the World Aquatic Championship 2025 after winning the 400 metre (m) men's individual medley at the 67th Malaysian Open Swimming Championship today. The 21-year-old won the gold with a time of 4 minutes 26.44 seconds, slower than his own national record of 4:23.24s, but faster that the SEA Games qualifying mark of 4:36.04s and the World Aquatic Championship qualifying mark of 4:26.49s. Shun Wang from Hong Kong won the silver with a time of 4:29.56s awhile Selangor swimmer Liew Zeng Wye took the bronze with a time of 4:46.15s.
The Sun
25-04-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Khai Xin qualifies for SEA Games, World Aquatics Championship 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: National swimmer Tan Khai Xin has qualified for the South East Asian (SEA) Games and the World Aquatic Championship 2025 after winning the 400 metre (m) men's individual medley at the 67th Malaysian Open Swimming Championship today. The 21-year-old won the gold with a time of 4 minutes 26.44 seconds, slower than his own national record of 4:23.24s, but faster that the SEA Games qualifying mark of 4:36.04s and the World Aquatic Championship qualifying mark of 4:26.49s. Shun Wang from Hong Kong won the silver with a time of 4:29.56s awhile Selangor swimmer Liew Zeng Wye took the bronze with a time of 4:46.15s. 'Overall, I'm satisfied with my achievement as my main aim here is to qualify for the SEA Games and the World Championship, and I'm thankful to have done so. 'Even if I had failed, it's not the end as there are several other championships. But it's always better to qualify early and now I can focus on my training,' he said after the race. Fellow national swimming Khiew Hoe Yean became the first Malaysian swimmer to qualify for the Thai SEA Games after winning the 200m men's freestyle with a time of 1:48.46s, ahead of the qualifying time of 1:49.31s. Surasit Thongdeang from Thailand (1:50.82s) won the silver, while Federal Territories' Dhuha Zulfikry won the bronze (1:50.90s).
The Sun
25-04-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Swimmer Tan Khai Xin qualifies for SEA Games
KUALA LUMPUR: National swimmer Tan Khai Xin has qualified for the South East Asian (SEA) Games and the World Aquatic Championship 2025 after winning the 400 metre (m) men's individual medley at the 67th Malaysian Open Swimming Championship today. The 21-year-old won the gold with a time of 4 minutes 26.44 seconds, slower than his own national record of 4:23.24s, but faster that the SEA Games qualifying mark of 4:36.04s and the World Aquatic Championship qualifying mark of 4:26.49s. Shun Wang from Hong Kong won the silver with a time of 4:29.56s awhile Selangor swimmer Liew Zeng Wye took the bronze with a time of 4:46.15s. 'Overall, I'm satisfied with my achievement as my main aim here is to qualify for the SEA Games and the World Championship, and I'm thankful to have done so. 'Even if I had failed, it's not the end as there are several other championships. But it's always better to qualify early and now I can focus on my training,' he said after the race. Fellow national swimming Khiew Hoe Yean became the first Malaysian swimmer to qualify for the Thai SEA Games after winning the 200m men's freestyle with a time of 1:48.46s, ahead of the qualifying time of 1:49.31s. Surasit Thongdeang from Thailand (1:50.82s) won the silver, while Federal Territories' Dhuha Zulfikry won the bronze (1:50.90s).
