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HANNAH YEOH URGES MALAYSIAN ATHLETES TO GIVE THEIR BEST AT PARIS OLYMPICS

KUALA LUMPUR, Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh has called on the 26 athletes representing the country at the 2024 Paris Olympics to show their true strength when facing their opponents at the Games to be held from tomorrow until Aug 11.

She said…

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SUKMA 2024: PERAK DANGLES RM5,000 REWARD FOR GOLD MEDAL, BONUS FOR COACHES, MANAGERS

IPOH, The Perak state government is offering a monetary reward of RM5,000 to athletes who win a gold medal at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) in Sarawak through its victory incentive scheme.

State Education, Higher Education, Youth and Sports Committee ch…

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FOUR PERAK ATHLETES SELECTED FOR PARIS 2024 PARALYMPICS

IPOH, Four athletes from Perak have been selected to compete in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, which will be held from Aug 28 to Sept 8.

The athletes are Nur Jannaton Abdul Jalil for archery, Nur Suraiya Muhamad Zamri and Mohamad Yusof Hafizi Shaha…

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WINNIE DEFENDS TITLE AT RSGC LADIES AMATEUR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP 2024

KUALA LUMPUR, National golfer Winnie Ng successfully defended her title at the RSGC Ladies Amateur Open Championship 2024 by clinching the Tuanku Bahiyah Trophy at the Royal Selangor Golf Club, today.

The 23-year-old secured the title with a three-ov…

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PARIS WEATHER FAVOURS SYAQIERA TO PULL OFF PERSONAL BEST RECORD

PARIS, The moderate weather condition around 24 degrees Celsius is among the factors that helped national archer, Syaqiera Mashayikh, to get off to a positive start by placing herself in the top 15 in the individual ranking round of the women’s recurv…

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SUKMA 2024: MELAKA GOLD MEDALLISTS TO GET RM5,000 EACH

JASIN, Melaka athletes who win medals at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2024 in Sarawak will be rewarded by the Melaka government, with a gold medallist getting RM5,000, according to a state executive councillor.

State Youth Development, Sports and Non-G…

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FIRST DAY RESULTS OF PARIS OLYMPICS: JULY 25

PARIS, Following are the first-day results of the Paris Olympics, today:

ARCHERY:

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Ranking Round:

Women’s Individual:

1. Lim Sihyeon (KOR) 694 points (WR) (OR)

2. Nam Suhyeon (KOR) 688 pts

3. Yang Xiaolei (CHN) 673 pts

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14. S…

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HOMEGIRLS SECURE QUARTER-FINAL SPOT IN MIW WORLD CUP

KUALA LUMPUR, The national women’s Mobile Legends Bang-Bang (MLBB) team, HomeGirls Gaimin Gladiators (HomeGirls), have secured a spot in the quarter-finals of the 2024 MIW World Cup e-sports tournament in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after finishing second i…

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KEDAH CYCLING SQUAD EYE THREE GOLDS AT SUKMA 2024

JITRA, The Kedah cycling camp is optimistic about winning three gold medals from 13 events they will participate in at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) 2024 in Sarawak, starting on Aug 14.

Kedah SUKMA cycling head coach Noor Alfizar Othman said that overal…

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REGISTRATION FOR MEL 2024 NOW OPEN

KUALA LUMPUR, Registration for the largest local e-sports tournament, the Malaysia Esports League (MEL) 2024, for state and national leagues is now open until Aug 4.

Esports Integrated (ESI) in a statement today said that e-sports players from across…

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TRILINGUAL SITI NURIZATI BREAKS INTO MALE-DOMINATED E-SPORTS COMMENTATING

KUALA LUMPUR, The career of an e-sports commentator is typically dominated by men in Malaysia, but Siti Nurizati Jefree has broken that mold with her unique talents.

Fluent in Malay, Chinese and English, the 23-year-old, who hails from Mersing, Johor…

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TURTLES AIM TO NICK ONE POINT IN AWAY CLASH AGAINST JDT

KUALA NERUS, Terengganu FC (TFC) aim to secure one point in their away clash against Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium (SSI), Iskandar Puteri, tomorrow night.

Head coach Tomislav Steinbruckner said the Turtles are mentally and ph…