Pocket Rocketman takes centre stage today as Malaysia hunts more Asian Games gold

NAGOYA, Sept 30 — The Malaysian squad concluded its competition without adding any more gold medals during the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, signaling that the effort to increase the country's gold medal count will continue tomorrow with the remaining events. Among the key players leading the charge is the national sepak takraw team, spearheaded by the Pocket Rocketman, Datuk Mohd Azizulhasni Awang, who aims to secure a gold medal.

The national athletics team, however, had to wrap up its campaign without bringing home any medals, as the country's final representatives failed to secure a podium finish. Despite this setback, Grace Wong Xiu Mei made a positive impact by recording a season-best mark of 64.15 meters in the women's hammer throw final, despite finishing seventh overall.

This performance reflects a positive development for Grace, who has been recovering from an injury. With several days of competition left, the focus now shifts to the final opportunities to add to Malaysia's gold medal tally and challenge their best-ever achievement of nine gold medals in a single Asian Games edition. Today, the track cycling individual sprint event at the Izu Velodrome will see the Pocket Rocketman in action, aiming for the gold medal.