PUTRAJAYA: Athletes from institutions of higher learning (IPT) contributed 17 out of the 32 medals, including three golds, that Malaysia won at the recently-concluded Hangzhou Asian Games.
The Higher Education Ministry said in a statement that a total of 93 IPT athletes were in the national contingent at the quadrennial Games, including from Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia as well as several overseas students.
The IPT athletes also contributed five silver and nine bronze medals.
The three gold medals delivered by IPT athletes came courtesy of squash – in men’s and women’s singles and women’s team.
The silver medals were achieved through aquatics; karate team kata and individual; squash mixed team; and wushu events.
The nine bronze medals came from diving in 3m springboard and 10m platform synchronised; women’s team cycling sprint; artistic gymnastics; men’s team compound archery; athletics 100m, 400m and 4x100m; and men’s squash team.
Malaysia, represented by 288 athletes who competed in 22 out of the 40 sports contested, won 32 medals – six golds, eight silvers and 18 bronzes – to surpass the target of 27 medals.
The ministry attributed the success to their continuous encouragement and efforts with the Youth and Sports Ministry, National Sports Council and IPT sports centres as well as through close collaborations with national sports associations. — Bernama
ASIAN GAMES MEDAL WINNERS
GOLD
> KARATE
Men
1. Mohd Arif Afifuddin Malik (kumite below 84kg)
> EQUESTRIAN
Men
1. Qabil Ambak (dressage individual)
> SAILING
> Women
1. Nur Shazrin Mohd Latif (ILCA 6)
> SQUASH
Men
1. Ng Eain Yow (singles)
Women
1. S. Sivasangari (singles)
2. Aifa Azman, Aira Azman, Rachel Arnold, S. Sivasangari (team)
SILVER
> DIVING
Women
1. Wendy Ng Yan Yee-Nur Dhabitah Sabri (synchronised 3m springboard)
> ESPORTS
Men
1. Lai Chia Chien, Chong Han Hui, Eng Jun Hao, Nicholas Ng Khai Shuan, Ong Jun Yang, Yong Zhan Quan (Arena of Valor)
> KARATE
Women
1. Lovelly Anne Robberth (individual kata)
2. Lovelly Anne Robberth, Naccy Nelly Evvaferra, Nathalia Sherawinnie Yampil (team kata)
> SEPAK TAKRAW
Men
1. Team regu
2. Mohd Syahir Rosdi, Mohd Zarif Marican, Mohd Azlan Alias, Mohd Afifuddin Razali, Amirul Zazwan Amir (regu)
> SQUASH
1. Mohd Syafiq Kamal-Aifa Azman (mixed doubles)
> WUSHU
Women
1. Tan Cheong Min (nanquan and nandao all-around)
BRONZE
> ARCHERY
Men
1. Alang Ariff Aqil Mohd Ghaz, Mohd Juwaidi Mazuki, Mohd Syafiq Mohd Ariffin, Wong Co Wan (team compound)
> ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS
Men
1. Mohd Sharul Aimy (vault)
> ATHLETICS
Men
1. Mohd Azeem Fahmi (100m)
Women
1. Zaidatul Husniah Zulkifli, Azreen Nabila Alias, Nur Afrina Batrisyia Mohd Rizal, Shereen Samson Vallabouy (4x100m relay)
2. Shereen Samson Vallabouy (400m)
> BADMINTON
Men
1. Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik (men’s doubles)
> CYCLING
Men
1. Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom (keirin)
2. Mohd Shah Firdaus Sahrom (sprint)
3. Umar Hasbullah, Mohd Fadhil Mohd Zonis, Mohd Ridwan Sahrom (team sprint)
> Women
1. Nurul Aliana Syafika Azizan, Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri, Anis Amira Rosidi (team sprint)
> DIVING
Men
1. Mohd Syafiq Puteh-Ooi Tze Liang (synchronised 3m springboard)
2. Bertrand Rhodict-Enrique Maccartney Harold (synchronised 10m platform)
Women
1. Pandelela Rinong (10m platform)
2. Nur Dhabitah Sabri-Pandelela Rinong (synchronised 10m platform)
> ESPORTS
Men
1. Yap Jian Wei, Ng Wei Poong, Cheng Jin Xiang, Chan Kok Hong, Thiay Jun Wen, Tue Soon Chuan (Dota 2)
> SAILING
Men
1. Mohd Asnawi Iqbal Adam (ILCA 4)
Women
1. Tengku Nuraini Tengku Khairudeen (windsurfer RS:X)
> SQUASH
Men
1. Ng Eain Yow, Ivan Yuen, Addeen Idrakie, Mohd Syafiq Kamal (team)
