{
  "id": 2575180,
  "title": "Perlis teen Zureen Alyssa clinches first Sukma gold in women’s masters despite injury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/perlis-teen-zureen-alyssa-clinches-first-sukma-gold-in-womens-masters",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T12:31:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/sports/2026/08/22/perlis-teen-zureen-alyssa-clinches-first-sukma-gold-in-womens-masters-despite-injury/232337"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Petai Ling, August 22 — Zureen Alyssa Qaisara Azlisham, a 16-year-old kegler from Perlis, secured her maiden Malaysia Games (Sukma) gold medal in the women’s masters event at Sunway Mega Lanes, Sunway Pyramid today. Competing against Lavinia Kho Jia Jie, she triumphed with a score of 160-223, 246-215 dan 211-194. Prior to this victory at Sukma, Zureen had not won any medals in the women’s individual, doubles, and team events. The teenager expressed her delight at clinching the gold, stating that she overcame a hand injury due to overuse and focused on one match at a time. She dedicated her medal to her coaches. In other news, Ethan Damien Goh Chean Ming, a kegler from Sarawak, claimed his second gold of the Games after helping his team secure victory in the men’s team event. Ethan admitted to feeling pressure despite competing against a teammate, emphasizing his desire to give his best effort. The standings in tenpin bowling, after the competition concluded today, saw Selangor leading with four golds, one silver, and two bronze, followed by Sarawak and Perlis.",
  "summary": "PETALING JAYA, Aug 22 — Perlis kegler Zureen Alyssa Qaisara Azlisham finally won her first Malaysia Games (Sukma)...",
  "key_points": [
    "16-year-old Zureen Alyssa wins first Sukma gold medal",
    "Overcame hand injury to focus on one match at a time",
    "Selangor leads standings with four golds"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "Sport : SUKMA 2026: Zureen Alyssa Finally Clinches First SUKMA Medal With Women's Masters Win",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/sport-sukma-2026-zureen-alyssa-finally-clinches-first-sukma-medal",
        "published": "2026-08-22T10:38:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}