Asian Games: Wushu, karate take centre stage as medal quest continues [WATCH]
KUALA LUMPUR: National athletes will continue their quest for medals across a number of sports at the Aichi-Nagoya Asia Games on Monday.
KUALA LUMPUR: Athletes from Malaysia will persist in their medal pursuits at the Aichi-Nagoya Asia Games on Monday. The country's wushu team, featuring Lee Jia Rong and Loh Ying Ting, will vie for a podium spot in the women's changquan final. In karate, Haznil Henry and Zakiah Adnan aim to add to Malaysia's two bronze medals from Sunday, with Haznil aiming for gold in the men's individual kata and Zakiah in the women's kumite under-61kg.
Malaysia's badminton squad and basketball 5x5 team will open their campaigns with matches against Mongolia and Taiwan respectively.
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