Hoe Yean's medal hopes sink, Malaysian swimmers suffer total Asiad washout
KUALA LUMPUR: Khiew Hoe Yean suffered a shock exit in the men’s 400m freestyle heats on the final day of swimming at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games today.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's hopes for medals in swimming at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games came crashing down on the final day of competition. Khiew Hoe Yean, the 24-year-old swimmer, was eliminated in the men's 400m freestyle heats, finishing 13th overall with a time of 3:56.94. This was 9.56 seconds slower than his national record of 3:47.38 and significantly behind his personal best of 3:49.47 set in the 2022 Hangzhou Games final.
His compatriot, Dhuha Zulfikry, also failed to reach the final, placing 16th with a time of 3:58.06. The Malaysian team suffered a total washout, with all five swimmers across four events failing to advance. In the men's 200m butterfly, Jayden Tan placed 17th with a time of 2:04.94, while Goh Li Jie finished 19th in the men's 50m breaststroke with a time of 2:10.19.
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