Asian Games: Honourable performance from HOK boys, Pearly-Thinaah make world No.1 sweat
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Honor of Kings (HOK) team took silver after losing 4-0 to China in the Asian Games final at Aichi Sky Expo, while shuttlers Pearly Tan-M Thinaah claimed the women's doubles badminton bronze.
Malaysia's Honor of Kings team secured silver in badminton at the Asian Games, falling 4-0 to China in the final. Meanwhile, Pearly Tan-M Thinaah claimed the bronze in women's doubles after a tough semi-final loss to China's Liu Sheng Shu-Tan Ning. This bronze marks Malaysia's first women's doubles medal since 2014. Compound archer Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh reached the women's individual quarter-finals, while Iman Aisyah Norazam lost a shoot-off to Taiwan's Chen Fang Yi.
In athletics, Malaysia's mixed 4x100m quartet failed to advance from the first round. In hockey, Malaysia defeated China 5-0, advancing to the final. Weightlifter Syahmi Nor Ghazali set a national record in the men's under-95kg class. In shooting, Alia Sazana Azahari placed 19th in the women's 25m pistol individual qualification. Malaysian squash players claimed victories in both men's and women's team events.
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