Putrajaya: Malaysian athletes had a strong showing overall on the final day of the 2025 Malaysia Ski and Wake Championships at the Waterfront Sports Complex in Precinct 6, Putrajaya today. As expected, national queen Aaliyah Yoong Hanifah dominated the women’s open category, sweeping all four events – slalom, tricks, jump, and overall.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Aaliyah, ranked world number seven in jump, cleared a distance of 42.6 meters and scored 7,320 points in tricks. Her performance left her only challenger, Indonesia’s Ni Ika Dewi Ambarawati, to settle for silver in all three events.

Aaliyah’s victory was witnessed by Youth and Sports Ministry deputy secretary-general Chan Hon Jin, who later presented the Malaysian Waterski and Wakeboard Federation (MWWF) RM145,000 under the ministry’s matching grant initiative. Aaliyah, who also pocketed RM4,000 in prize money, will leave for Recetto, Italy next week for the IWWF World Open Water Ski Championships.

In the men’s open, Aaliyah’s siblings also impressed, with Aiden clinching gold in slalom and tricks, setting a new national record of 6,830 points in tricks. Indonesia’s Muhammad Zahidi Putu grabbed the spotlight in the men’s jump with a 39.9m effort to win gold ahead of Aiden (32.3m) and his brother Adam (28.6m).

Meanwhile, Malaysia’s 13-year-old sensation Aydan Saisi won gold in the boys’ Under-14 wakeboard final with 20 points, edging out five Indonesian rivals. Aydan, who trains under 13-time world champion Julia Rick, had finished fifth in the same event at the Asian Championships in Bangkok.