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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
US Olympic gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton arrested for drink driving
Legendary US Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton is facing charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs after she was arrested in her West Virginia hometown earlier this month. According to court records, Retton was arrested in Fairmount in Marion County on 17 May. She was released the same day after paying a $1,500 bond (£1,100) and has not yet entered a plea. Retton, 57, shot to global fame after becoming the first American woman to win the all-around gold for gymnastics at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. Her arrest come almost two years after she survived a rare form of pneumonia. Retton refused to take a breathalyzer test or blood test after her Texas-registered Porsche was pulled over by police, according to the criminal complaint. She allegedly failed a sobriety test and was slurring her words. Officers say they observed a container of wine in the car and she smelled of alcohol. The BBC has contacted the lawyer listed as her representative in the court documents for comment. Retton is from the city of Fairmount and there is a street there named after her in the northern West Virginia city. After winning multiple medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Retton was nicknamed "America's Sweetheart". She appeared on Wheaties cereal boxes and was named Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportswoman of the Year. She was inducted into the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 1997. In 2022, former gymnast spent nearly two weeks in hospital intensive care after a rare form of pneumonia left the her fighting for her life. At the time, her daughter posted in an online fundraiser that Retton did not have health insurance and needed money to fund her treatment. More than $500,000 was raised, leading many to question why the famous athlete was uninsured. In an NBC interview last year, Retton said she was struggling financially after a divorce in 2018 and the Covid-19 pandemic. She said she was still using supplemental oxygen to breath. Olympic legend 'blessed' to survive rare pneumonia
The Sun
13-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
Nor Farah Ain eyes 2026 Commonwealth Games after ASN win
PETALING JAYA: The ground-breaking success of being crowned Sportswoman of the Year at the 2024 National Sports Awards (ASN) has fuelled the spirit of national lawn bowler Nor Farah Ain Abdullah for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Nor Farah said it will be no walk in the park to Glasgow as she has to first jostle for a place at the quadrennial games with other senior lawn bowlers. 'My biggest target is to compete in the 2026 Commonwealth Games but I have to compete against my seniors first,' she said after the 2024 ASN here today. After rising to prominence in 2024 with the Fours gold medal at the 15th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship (Pattaya, Thailand), the world number one made history by becoming the first lawn bowler to win the National Sportswoman trophy. Nor Farah, who is resting after sustaining a right shoulder injury, hopes to return to action at the 2025 Hong Kong International Lawn Bowls Classic scheduled for this November. Commenting on the award she received today, Nor Farah described it as the biggest achievement in her career and thanked Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, the Malaysian Lawn Bowls Federation, notably president Datuk Awalan Abdul Aziz, and the National Sports Council for the strong support given to her and the sport of lawn bowling all these years. Nor Farah stole the limelight after winning the women's singles gold medal at the 2024 World Indoor Bowls Championships at Guernsey, Channel Islands, in April last year. Meanwhile, Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) secretary-general Datuk Kenny Goh, who received the Sportsman of the Year Award on behalf of national men's doubles pair of Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, said the recognition received by the 2022 world doubles champions was the highest honour for badminton in the country. Kenny hopes that the success will motivate not just Aaron-Wooi Yik but also other shuttlers to produce excellent results and bring glory to the country on the world stage. Aaron-Wooi Yik were absent as they are participating in the 2025 Thailand Open tournament, which runs from today until Sunday. Aaron-Wooi Yik, who are currently ranked world fifth, retained their Olympic bronze medal when they defeated Danish pair Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In another development, Kenny was tight-lipped about the latest status of the country's top women's doubles pair of Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah, whose contract with BAM is under negotiation after it expired last December. BAM deputy president 1 Datuk V. Subramaniam said on Saturday that their future under the BAM flagship would be determined after the conclusion of the 2025 Thailand Open.
The Sun
13-05-2025
- Sport
- The Sun
ASN 2024: Sportswoman award burnishes Nor Farah's mettle for 2026 Commonwealth Games
PETALING JAYA: The ground-breaking success of being crowned Sportswoman of the Year at the 2024 National Sports Awards (ASN) has fuelled the spirit of national lawn bowler Nor Farah Ain Abdullah for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Nor Farah said it will be no walk in the park to Glasgow as she has to first jostle for a place at the quadrennial games with other senior lawn bowlers. 'My biggest target is to compete in the 2026 Commonwealth Games but I have to compete against my seniors first,' she said after the 2024 ASN here today. After rising to prominence in 2024 with the Fours gold medal at the 15th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship (Pattaya, Thailand), the world number one made history by becoming the first lawn bowler to win the National Sportswoman trophy. Nor Farah, who is resting after sustaining a right shoulder injury, hopes to return to action at the 2025 Hong Kong International Lawn Bowls Classic scheduled for this November. Commenting on the award she received today, Nor Farah described it as the biggest achievement in her career and thanked Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, the Malaysian Lawn Bowls Federation, notably president Datuk Awalan Abdul Aziz, and the National Sports Council for the strong support given to her and the sport of lawn bowling all these years. Nor Farah stole the limelight after winning the women's singles gold medal at the 2024 World Indoor Bowls Championships at Guernsey, Channel Islands, in April last year. Meanwhile, Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) secretary-general Datuk Kenny Goh, who received the Sportsman of the Year Award on behalf of national men's doubles pair of Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, said the recognition received by the 2022 world doubles champions was the highest honour for badminton in the country. Kenny hopes that the success will motivate not just Aaron-Wooi Yik but also other shuttlers to produce excellent results and bring glory to the country on the world stage. Aaron-Wooi Yik were absent as they are participating in the 2025 Thailand Open tournament, which runs from today until Sunday. Aaron-Wooi Yik, who are currently ranked world fifth, retained their Olympic bronze medal when they defeated Danish pair Kim Astrup-Anders Skaarup Rasmussen at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In another development, Kenny was tight-lipped about the latest status of the country's top women's doubles pair of Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah, whose contract with BAM is under negotiation after it expired last December. BAM deputy president 1 Datuk V. Subramaniam said on Saturday that their future under the BAM flagship would be determined after the conclusion of the 2025 Thailand Open.
Barnama
13-05-2025
- Sport
- Barnama
ASN 2024: Sportswoman Award Burnishes Nor Farah's Mettle For 2026 Commonwealth Games
PETALING JAYA, May 13 (Bernama) -- The ground-breaking success of being crowned Sportswoman of the Year at the 2024 National Sports Awards (ASN) has fuelled the spirit of national lawn bowler Nor Farah Ain Abdullah for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Nor Farah said it will be no walk in the park to Glasgow as she has to first jostle for a place at the quadrennial games with other senior lawn bowlers. 'My biggest target is to compete in the 2026 Commonwealth Games but I have to compete against my seniors first,' she said after the 2024 ASN here today. bootstrap slideshow After rising to prominence in 2024 with the Fours gold medal at the 15th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship (Pattaya, Thailand), the world number one made history by becoming the first lawn bowler to win the National Sportswoman trophy. Nor Farah, who is resting after sustaining a right shoulder injury, hopes to return to action at the 2025 Hong Kong International Lawn Bowls Classic scheduled for this November. Commenting on the award she received today, Nor Farah described it as the biggest achievement in her career and thanked Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh, the Malaysian Lawn Bowls Federation, notably president Datuk Awalan Abdul Aziz, and the National Sports Council for the strong support given to her and the sport of lawn bowling all these years. Nor Farah stole the limelight after winning the women's singles gold medal at the 2024 World Indoor Bowls Championships at Guernsey, Channel Islands, in April last year. Meanwhile, Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) secretary-general Datuk Kenny Goh, who received the Sportsman of the Year Award on behalf of national men's doubles pair of Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, said the recognition received by the 2022 world doubles champions was the highest honour for badminton in the country. Kenny hopes that the success will motivate not just Aaron-Wooi Yik but also other shuttlers to produce excellent results and bring glory to the country on the world stage.
New Straits Times
13-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Aaron-Wooi Yik, Farah take top honours at National Sports Awards
SUBANG JAYA: Shuttlers Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and lawn bowler Nor Farah Ain Abdullah emerged the big winners at the 2024 National Sports Awards ceremony here today (May 13). Farah, who won the singles gold at the World Indoor Bowls Championships at the Channel Islands last year, was named Sportswoman of the Year, beating a number of big names to the award. The other nominees for the award were tenpin bowler Sin Li Jane, pencak silat exponent Nor Farah Mazlan, wushu exponent Tan Cheong Min and track cyclist Izzah Izzati Asri. Farah said she did not expect to win the award as she had only recently joined the national squad. His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim, King of Malaysia presented the award to Farah. "Last year was only my first year in the national team and it was quite challenging for me to maintain my performances at a high level," said Farah. "I really did not expect to win this award as I am still very new and still young. Of course I am very happy to win it. It means a lot to me." Men's doubles pair Aaron-Wooi Yik also had a strong year last season, defending their Olympic bronze at the Paris Games, claiming silver at the Asia Team Championships (Shah Alam), bronze at the Asian Championships (China) and also winning the Korea Masters title. The other athletes nominated for the Sportsman of the Year Award were Lee Zii Jia (badminton), Aniq Kasdan (weightlifting), Wong Weng Son (wushu) and Abdul Latif Maxzakir (pencak silat). BA of Malaysia (BAM) secretary-general Datuk Kenny Goh received the award on behalf of Aaron-Wooi Yik. It is the second time they have won the award after previously winning it in 2022. "As we all know, Aaron-Wooi Yik are currently in Bangkok for the Thailand Open and are unable to attend this event," said Kenny. "But on behalf of them and BAM, I would like to express my appreciation to the Sports Ministry for this award which is the highest recognition for not only Aaron-Wooi Yik but also the sport and the association. "It has always been BAM's objective to produce players capable of achieving excellent results at the international level." There were no surprises in the Paralympic Sportsman of the Year category as powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin won it for a third time after previous wins in 2021 and 2023. Bonnie had set a new world record en route to defending his gold medal at the Paris Paralympics last year. The other athletes nominated for the award were shuttler Cheah Liek Hou, shot putter Ziyad Zolkefli, long jumper Latif Romly and sprinter Eddy Bernard. Lawn bowler Hasmunirah Maliki, who won the singles title at the World Championships last year, was named the Paralympic Sportswoman of the Year. The other athletes nominated for the category were cyclists Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais and Nur Suraiya Muhamad Zamri, boccia player Noor Askuzaimey Mat Salim and shot putter Noor Imanina Idris. The winners in the four categories above received RM20,000 cash, trophies and certificates. Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (badminton doubles) Sportswoman of the Year: Nor Farah Ain Abdullah (lawn bowls) Paralympic Sportsman of the Year: Bonnie Bunyau Gustin (powerlifting) Paralympic Sportswoman of the Year: Hasmunirah Maliki (lawn bowls) Men's Team of the Year: National sepak takraw squad Women's Team of the Year: National tenpin bowling squad Men's Coach of the Year: Jamil Adam (para powerlifting) Women's Coach of the Year: Siti Rahmah Nasir (pencak silat) Sports Figure Award: Tun Dr Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam
