{
  "id": 11380527,
  "title": "Sailing squad contributes three bronze at Asiad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/sailing-squad-contributes-three-bronze-at-asiad",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T07:11:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/sports/others/2026/10/1546144/sailing-squad-contributes-three-bronze-asiad"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NAGOYA - The national sailing squad earned three bronze medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, showcasing their prowess in the men’s dinghy and the men’s and women’s skiff events at Kaiyoh Yacht Harbor. Khairulnizam Afendy led the men’s dinghy event, claiming the bronze after finishing third among 18 competitors with 14 points. South Korea’s Ha Jee-min secured the gold with 9 points, while Hong Kong’s Nicholas Bezy took the silver with 11 points. In the men’s skiff (29er) event, Adam Aierell and Iqbal Nazham Musmuliadi also reached the podium, finishing third with 39 points. Hong Kong’s Ethan Kiu and Louis Polson won the gold with 11 points, while Singapore’s Sean Kum Kok Wei and Nigel Xu Yuan Tan claimed the silver with 35 points. The national women’s duo of Nor Izniey Humaira Azri and Aina Zulaikha Azizul Rahman rounded out the bronze haul by finishing third in the women’s skiff (29er) event with 34 points. Gold went to Hong Kong’s Chloe Kong and McCarley Wong with 14 points, while Japan’s Natsumi Funazawa and Natsuko Funazawa secured the silver with 20 points.",
  "summary": "NAGOYA: The national sailing squad contributed three bronze medals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, securing podium finishes in the men's dinghy and the men's and women's skiff events at the Kaiyoh Yacht Harbor.",
  "key_points": [
    "National sailing squad wins three bronze medals at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games",
    "Khairulnizam Afendy finishes third in men’s dinghy event",
    "Adam Aierell and Iqbal Nazham Musmuliadi take third in men’s skiff event"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The national sailing squad's three bronze medals at the Asian Games demonstrate their strong competitive standing in the region, particularly in the men’s dinghy and men’s and women’s skiff events.",
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  },
  "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."
}