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Angie bags maiden Asian title
Published on: Friday, June 27, 2025 Published on: Fri, Jun 27, 2025 By: GL Oh Text Size: (From left) Asyraf, Angie and Eva with their medals. Kota Kinabalu: World champion Angie Yan Jia Chi captured the Asian U23 female wai kru title for the first time at the IFMA Asian Muaythai Championship 2025 held in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam on Wednesday. She defeated Indonesian Junetha Melva Christia in the final round to take her second title of the year following the earlier triumph at the IFMA Senior World Championship 2025 U23 in Turkey. Fellow Sabahans Asraf Danial and Eva Anastasia also did extremely well for the national team by delivering two silvers in the U23 category. Asraf came in second behind LJ Rafael Yasay of the Philippines in the male wai kru discipline, while Eva lost the final in the female's 45kg combat to Kazakhstan's Dayana Duisengali and had to settle for the silver. Malaysia, represented by only six athletes, finished seventh overall in the competition with two golds, two silvers and one bronze. The other gold was won by team captain Mohd Wassof Rumijam in the U23 male – 54kg combat, while the bronze from Damia Husna in the U23 female – 45kg combat. State coach Cyrille Dhillon Tahing, who was appointed head coach for the contingent, was proud of the achievement. 'I'm extremely proud of the dedication, discipline, and heart displayed by our athletes throughout the IFMA Asian Championship. 'This success is the result of strong teamwork and tireless effort from the athletes and everyone working behind the scenes. 'It will undoubtedly inspire and motivate more young athletes in the country to aim higher and pursue success on the international stage. 'Special recognition goes to our three Sabahan athletes who showed incredible spirit and composure on the international stage. 'Their outstanding performances reflect not only their personal commitment, but also the rising standard of Muaythai in Sabah as a whole. 'Angie's gold and Asyraf's silver in wai kru, and Eva's silver in combat are testament to their hard work and strong fighting spirit,' he said. He also expressed his gratitude to the national and state body as well as the Sabah Sports Council. 'I would like to sincerely thank the Malaysia Muaythai Association for the trust and support given to me to lead the national team, and also to Sabah Muaythai Association and Sabah Sports Council for their continuous support.' * 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
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15-05-2025
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Sabah retain overall title
Published on: Thursday, May 15, 2025 Published on: Thu, May 15, 2025 By: GL Oh Text Size: Spencer (standing, sixth left) with the athletes and officials. Kota Kinabalu: Sabah deaf athletes successfully defended their overall title in the National Deaf Athletics Championship held at the City Stadium in Penang over the weekend. They took home 11 gold, three silver and two bronze medals to top the medal table for the second time following their maiden victory last year where they collected eight golds, seven silvers and five bronzes. The gold medals winners were Steffy Stacy Lakim (100m, 200m, long jump), Daniel Allex Bobay Alex (200m, 400m, long jump), Elvinsoon Tiono Tinus (discus, shot put), men's 4x400m (Daniel Allex, Ali Uwais Redzuan, Azlan Kuste, Aidil Asyraff Juakim); 4x100m mixed (J. Walddren J. Oswald, Ali Uwais Redzuan, Steffy Stacy Lakim, Atasya Faqeha Juakim); 4x400m mixed (Azlan Kuster, Atasya Faqeha Juakim, Aidil Asyraff Juakim, Steffy Stacy Lakim). The silver medals were delivered by Elvinsoon Tiono Tinus (javelin), women's 4x100m team (Neovatte Jospely, Steffy Stacy Lakim, Atasya Faqeha Juakim, Elsie Elissa Noraimin) and the men's 4x100m team (Aidil Asyraff Juakim, J. Walddren J. Oswald, Azlan Kuste, Daniel Allex), while the bronze medals came from Atasya Faqeha Juakim (400m), women's 4x400m (Neovatte Jospely, Elsie Elissa Noraimin, Leona Simon, Pyster Yvone Rony). Sabah was represented by 12 athletes led by coach Mario Ocado Pajarillo with Juiren Elip and Fakhrul Nazri as officials. Sabah Deaf Sports Association president Spencer Soo Kok Heng when contacted on Tuesday congratulated the contingent for the success in defending their title. He urged the athletes to build on the momentum and focus on the coming Sopma XXII Sarawak in October this year. He added that following their impressive achievement, Azlan Kuste, Ali Uwais, Elvinsoon Tiono, Steffy Stacy, Aidil Asyraff and Atasya Faqeha have been selected to represent the country at the 2nd SEA Deaf Games to be held in Indonesia later this year. He also thanked Sabah Sports Council for their support and hoped more sponsors will come forward to give their support to their programme. * 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. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
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30-04-2025
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Jonathan eyes improvement
Published on: Wednesday, April 30, 2025 Published on: Wed, Apr 30, 2025 By: GL Oh Text Size: Jonathan (third left) with Alissa (second left) and the others upon his arrival on Tuesday. Kota Kinabalu: Jonathan Wong Kar Gee believes there's still room for improvement despite winning the gold medal in the long jump T11/T12 event on Saturday at the 9th Marrakech 2025 World Para Athletics Grand Prix held in Morocco. He recorded a distance of 6.62 metres (m) which was well below his personal best of 7.22m to take the gold medal ahead of second placed Alex Njeru. The Kenyan had to settle for the silver with 6.16m and in third place was fellow Malaysian Mohd Saifuddin Ishak with 5.86m. 'I feel very proud that I was able to win the gold medal, but performance wise I think I can do better in the next competition. 'I have to improve on my run-up. I am not very consistent right now. Sometimes I run fast and sometimes a bit slower. 'I had a few fault jumps which I think were well over seven metres, so I need to improve on this area to build up my confidence. 'However, this was only my first competition of the year. It was just like a preparation or a warm-up for me. 'The next competition is not confirmed yet, hopefully I can join the World Championship in India in September,' he said upon his arrival from Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. The 34-year-old had earlier expressed his intention to compete for the third time at the next Paralympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028. He missed out on the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics when he finished in fourth place in the T-12 men's long jump event. He was on course for the podium finish with the distance of 6.85m recorded in his first and final attempts until Argentine Fernando Vazquez's final jump of 6.88m shattered his dream. Meanwhile, Jonathan was welcomed by Sabah Sports Council deputy director (Para-sector) Alissa Alha and other officials. * 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. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
