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New Straits Times
2 days ago
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- New Straits Times
WUG 2025: Chief de Mission believes contingent capable of better results
ESSEN (Germany): The national contingent to the Rhine-Ruhr World University Games (WUG) 2025 here can be considered unlucky after failing to achieve the target of seven medals regardless of colour. Malaysia's Chief de Mission (CDM) to WUG 2025, Datuk Associate Professor Dr Mohd Hafiz Yusoff said at least three or four medals slipped out of the country's grip at the last minute, including the mixed team badminton event as well as several individual competitions apart from the women's recurve archery team. According to him, the fighting spirit shown by the athletes clearly proves their great desire to win, but several aspects need to be improved in preparation for the upcoming WUG edition. "For me, four medals were very close, for example the mixed team event and several individual events in badminton. But I can see that the athletes emotionally and mentally really want to win medals. "But for me, there may be areas in terms of technical and tactical aspects and their mental strength that we must improve for a world-class tournament like this," he said when met by reporters, here. Commenting further, Mohd Hafiz admitted that the presence of many Olympic-level athletes, especially in athletics events, posed a big challenge to the national camp. "For me, Azeem (Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi) has shown a very good performance, but the presence of top international athletes posed a major competition to us," he said. Meanwhile, he said a post-mortem would be held to streamline preparations for the 2026 Asean University Games (AUG) in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia ended the challenge here with a silver medal through the swimming champion Khiew Hoe Yean in the men's 400-metre (m) freestyle and a bronze by badminton camp through Wong Ling Ching in the women's singles. WUG 2025 officially drew its curtain with a closing ceremony that took place in a class of its own at the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord in Duisburg, early this morning Malaysia time. Japan emerged as the overall champion with 34 gold, 21 silver and 24 bronze, followed by China (30-27-17) and the United States in third place (28-27- 29), neighbouring country Thailand (2,4,4). The next WUG Games will be held in Chungcheong, South Korea in 2027. — BERNAMA
The Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
WUG 2025: Malaysia's 4x100m men's finish last in final
BOCHUM: A risky move by the national men's 4x100 metre (m) quartet did not work out after finishing last in the final of the Rhine-Ruhr World University Games (WUG) 2025 at Lohrheidestadion here, tonight Malaysia time. In the highlight race, which was also the closing event of athletics competition, the national quartet made a change in strategy by bringing in Mohamad Raimi Mustaffa Kamal to team up with Pengiran Aidil Auf Hajam, Mohammad Thaqif Mohammad Hisham and Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi. However, the strategy did not give the expected result after they recorded a time of 40.19 seconds (s), which was slower than the 39.83s recorded in the first round early this morning Malaysia time. For the record, in the national quartet's tactical move, Aliff Iman Mohd Fahimi was to compete in the first round while Mohamad Raimi would be fielded in the final. 'This is one of the tactics we have discussed that will involve some risks, at least to receive the baton at the end of the zone because we know that's the only way how we want to utilise and maximise the ability of each runner. 'So we took the risk but luck was not on our side but we did our best, we have nothing to regret because today we have proven that we are one of the best in the world, we qualified for the final, I'm proud of this team,' said Muhammad Azeem when met after the race. South Korea won gold with a time of 38.50s while the South African selection quartet had to settle for silver (38.80s) and India took home bronze (38.89s). Meanwhile, the national women's 4x400m quartet of Mandy Goh Li, Nurul Aliah Maisarah Nor Azmi, Chelsea Cassiopea Evali Bopulas and Hizillawanty Jamain finished the final in seventh place with a time of 3 minutes 54.88s, thus erasing the season's best of 3:55.21s set in the first round, yesterday. The gold medal went to the home quartet after being the fastest to cross the finish line with a time of 3:29.68s while Poland won silver (3:30.21s) and Canada bronze (3:34.16s). In the women's pole vault final, Nurul Ashikin Abas finished last with a height of 12.70 m. WUG 2025 which began on July 16 ended today with a closing ceremony scheduled to take place at the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord in Duisburg, early this morning Malaysia time. Overall, the Malaysian contingent collected one silver and one bronze each contributed by swimming champions Khiew Hoe Yean and women's badminton singles Wong Ling Ching. Japan emerged as the overall champion after collecting 34 gold, 21 silver and 24 bronze, followed by China in second place (30,27,17) and the United States in third place (28,27,29) - BERNAMA
New Straits Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
WUG 2025: Risky strategy of men's 4x100m quartet flopped in final
BOCHUM, Germany: A risky move by the national men's 4x100 metre (m) quartet did not work out after finishing last in the final of the Rhine-Ruhr World University Games (WUG) 2025 at Lohrheidestadion here, tonight Malaysia time. In the highlight race, which was also the closing event of athletics competition, the national quartet made a change in strategy by bringing in Mohamad Raimi Mustaffa Kamal to team up with Pengiran Aidil Auf Hajam, Mohammad Thaqif Mohammad Hisham and Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi. However, the strategy did not give the expected result after they recorded a time of 40.19 seconds (s), which was slower than the 39.83s recorded in the first round early this morning Malaysia time. For the record, in the national quartet's tactical move, Aliff Iman Mohd Fahimi was to compete in the first round while Mohamad Raimi would be fielded in the final. "This is one of the tactics we have discussed that will involve some risks, at least to receive the baton at the end of the zone because we know that's the only way how we want to utilise and maximise the ability of each runner. "So we took the risk but luck was not on our side but we did our best, we have nothing to regret because today we have proven that we are one of the best in the world, we qualified for the final, I'm proud of this team," said Muhammad Azeem when met after the race. South Korea won gold with a time of 38.50s while the South African selection quartet had to settle for silver (38.80s) and India took home bronze (38.89s). Meanwhile, the national women's 4x400m quartet of Mandy Goh Li, Nurul Aliah Maisarah Nor Azmi, Chelsea Cassiopea Evali Bopulas and Hizillawanty Jamain finished the final in seventh place with a time of 3 minutes 54.88s, thus erasing the season's best of 3:55.21s set in the first round, yesterday. The gold medal went to the home quartet after being the fastest to cross the finish line with a time of 3:29.68s while Poland won silver (3:30.21s) and Canada bronze (3:34.16s). In the women's pole vault final, Nurul Ashikin Abas finished last with a height of 12.70 m. WUG 2025 which began on July 16 ended today with a closing ceremony scheduled to take place at the Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord in Duisburg, early this morning Malaysia time. Overall, the Malaysian contingent collected one silver and one bronze each contributed by swimming champions Khiew Hoe Yean and women's badminton singles Wong Ling Ching. Japan emerged as the overall champion after collecting 34 gold, 21 silver and 24 bronze, followed by China in second place (30,27,17) and the United States in third place (28,27,29). – BERNAMA
The Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
WUG 2025: Ling Ching wins bronze for Malaysia in badminton
MULHEIM AN DER RUHR: Women's singles shuttler Wong Ling Ching's bid for a finals spot ended with a semi-final exit at the 2025 Rhine-Ruhr World University Games (WUG) at the Westenergie Sporthalle here, early Saturday Malaysian time. However, Ling Ching ensured the badminton squad did not return empty-handed, sharing the bronze medal with Ella Lin of the United States following both players' semi-final appearances. In the last-four clash, the 21-year-old lost 16-14, 5-15, 13-15 to Thailand's Tidapron Kleebyeesun. 'The first set went according to plan, but in the second and third sets, my opponent changed her playing style. Overall, I lacked confidence and patience. 'I didn't set high expectations, but after the draw, I believed I had a chance at a medal. Still, I'm disappointed as I had aimed to reach the final (after making it to the semi-finals),' she told reporters here. Earlier, the Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah student had defeated India's Devika Sihag 17-15, 15-11 in the quarter-finals. The medal presentation for the women's singles event is scheduled early Sunday (Malaysian time). Ling Ching's bronze is the second medal for the Malaysian contingent at WUG 2025, following national swimmer Khiew Hoe Yean's silver in the men's 400-metre freestyle. Meanwhile, men's singles shuttler Eogene Ewe missed the chance to add to the medal tally after going down 13-15, 14-16 to Ting Yen Chen of Taiwan in the quarter-finals. Eogene admitted he was disappointed, especially after leading 14-10 in the second set and appearing poised to force a decider. 'I got a bit nervous because I really wanted to win and get a medal. It was a quarter-final match and I lacked the composure and maturity to handle the pressure,' he said. In athletics, Wan Muhammad Fazri Wan Zahari lived up to expectations by advancing to the semi-finals of the men's 800 metres after clocking 1 minute 49.53 seconds to finish fifth in Heat 4 at the Lohrheidestadion in Bochum. However, in other field events, Muhammad Naufa Shahrul Afzam (men's pole vault), Muhammad Izzul Haniff Mohd Raffi (men's triple jump) and Ng Jing Xuan (women's javelin) were all eliminated in the qualifying and first-round stages - BERNAMA
Barnama
4 days ago
- Sport
- Barnama
WUG 2025: Ling Ching Delivers Medal For Badminton Team
From Ahmad Nazrin Syahmi Mohamad Arif MULHEIM AN DER RUHR (Germany), July 26 (Bernama) -- Women's singles shuttler Wong Ling Ching's bid for a finals spot ended with a semi-final exit at the 2025 Rhine-Ruhr World University Games (WUG) at the Westenergie Sporthalle here, early Saturday Malaysian time. However, Ling Ching ensured the badminton squad did not return empty-handed, sharing the bronze medal with Ella Lin of the United States following both players' semi-final appearances. bootstrap slideshow In the last-four clash, the 21-year-old lost 16-14, 5-15, 13-15 to Thailand's Tidapron Kleebyeesun. 'The first set went according to plan, but in the second and third sets, my opponent changed her playing style. Overall, I lacked confidence and patience. 'I didn't set high expectations, but after the draw, I believed I had a chance at a medal. Still, I'm disappointed as I had aimed to reach the final (after making it to the semi-finals),' she told reporters here. Earlier, the Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah student had defeated India's Devika Sihag 17-15, 15-11 in the quarter-finals. The medal presentation for the women's singles event is scheduled early Sunday (Malaysian time). Ling Ching's bronze is the second medal for the Malaysian contingent at WUG 2025, following national swimmer Khiew Hoe Yean's silver in the men's 400-metre freestyle.
