Eain Yow, Sivasangari lead Malaysia's bid to hit 6-gold target

Malaysia aims to secure six gold medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with key matches underway. In squash, defending champions Ng Eain Yow competes in the men's singles final against India's Abhay Singh. S. Sivasangari faces India's Anahat Singh in the women's singles final. In diving, Lee Yiat Qing-Ong Ker Ying and Elvis Priestly Clement-Enrique Maccartney Harold will compete in the respective synchro finals.

Malaysia's archery team will face Bhutan in the men's compound 1/8 elimination round and Vietnam in the women's compound 1/8 elimination round. In recurve events, Malaysia will face Timor-Leste in the mixed team 1/12 elimination round. In badminton, Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah and Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin will compete in the men's and women's doubles quarter-finals, respectively.

In athletics, Andre Anura and Danish Iftikhar Roslee will compete in the men's long jump qualification and men's 200m final, respectively. In eSports, Malaysia will compete against Kazakhstan in the Honor of Kings group stage and the Philippines. In sailing, Malaysia's girls skiff team will compete in races three and four. In surfing, Mona Rasidah Abdul Rashid and Lucas Santiago will compete in round two of the women's and men's shortboard events, respectively.

In shooting, Nurul Syasya Nadiah Ariffin and Alia Sazana Azahari will compete in the women's 25m pistol qualification round. In BMX cycling, Nur Airen Sofea Nor Aszeril will compete in the women's park final. In sepak takraw, Malaysia's men will face Vietnam in the inter-regu, while the women's doubles team will face Myanmar and Laos in their preliminary matches. In field hockey, the women's team must beat South Korea to reach the semi-finals.