{
  "id": 10440928,
  "title": "Asian Games: Honourable performance from HOK boys, Pearly-Thinaah make world No.1 sweat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/asian-games-honourable-performance-from-hok-boys-pearly-thinaah-make",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T12:32:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2026/09/1543280/asian-games-honourable-performance-hok-boys-pearly-thinaah-make-world"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [
    "Malaysia's Honor of Kings team wins silver in men's badminton",
    "Pearly Tan-M Thinaah claims bronze in women's doubles",
    "Malaysia's mixed 4x100m quartet fails to advance in athletics"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Rain-hit Asian Games battles scheduling logjam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/rain-hit-asian-games-battles-scheduling-logjam",
        "published": "2026-09-28T07:31:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "India lose shooting medal at Asian Games in bizarre fashion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/india-lose-shooting-medal-at-asian-games-in-bizarre-fashion",
        "published": "2026-09-28T13:32:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}