Friday, 20 March 2026

Author: Gabriel Lihan

SEA Games: Pearly-Thinaah, Aaron-Wooi Yik lead Malaysia’s progress

BANGKOK: Malaysia’s hopes in badminton stayed bright at Thammasat University as two of the national team’s headline doubles pairs – Pearly Tan-Thinaah Muralitharan and Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik – produced commanding displays today. Pearly-Thinaah and Aaron-Wooi Yik delivered confident, composed performances to punch their tickets into the next round, keeping

SEA Games: Wong Ling Ching continues fine run, reaches last four

BANGKOK: Malaysia’s women’s singles player, Wong Ling Ching, opened her 2025 SEA Games individual campaign on a bright note after defeating Indonesia’s Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi 21-11, 21-17 at Thammasat University today. In the opening game, the young Sarawakian displayed a composed and confident performance, taking control from the start and

National athletics coach confident on Grace Wong breaking 68m mark

BANGKOK: Coach Gu Yuan is confident that Sarawak’s Grace Wong Xiu Mei will soon surpass the 68m mark as she prepares for the Asian Games and future international competitions. Malaysia’s hammer throw star, Grace Wong, continues to impress following her record-breaking 65.41m effort – a new national and SEA Games

Jackie Wong wants to push further after SEA Games bronze

BANGKOK: Sarawak’s Jackie Wong feels he can improve with more consistent and structured training, despite claiming bronze in the men’s hammer throw with a 59.81m effort at the SEA Games. Jackie acknowledged that while he was pleased to stand on the podium, he believes there is still room to push

SEA Games: Grace Wong breaks three national records with golden hammer throw

BANGKOK: Sarawak’s Grace Wong Xiu Mei smashed the national and SEA Games hammer throw records three times on her way to securing a fourth consecutive SEA Games gold medal. The 25-year-old from Sarikei, who previously won gold in Kuala Lumpur 2017 (59.24m), Hanoi 2021 (57.13m), and Phnom Penh 2023 (61.87m),

SEA Games: Danish edged to bronze by 0.01s, Nyepa takes sixth in sprint final

BANGKOK: National sprinter, Danish Iftikhar, clocked 10.26 seconds (s), finishing just 0.01s behind Indonesia’s Lalu Zohri, who also posted 10.26s, to secure the bronze medal in the men’s 100m final at the 2025 SEA Games. Thailand’s Puripol Boonson dominated the race to claim gold with a blistering 10.00s, further cementing his status as

SEA Games: Queenie throws 51.81m to win discus silver behind Thai Olympian

BANGKOK: Sarawak’s Queenie Kung Ni Ting kept Malaysia on the podium in the women’s discus, earning silver with a 51.81m effort against a field led by Thai Olympian, Insaeng Subenrat, at Suphachalasai National Stadium on Thursday night. Under the cool and slightly windy night skies, Queenie delivered a solid performance, finishing second

SEA Games: Jackie Wong claims bronze as Malaysia secures double podium

BANGKOK: Sarawak’s Jackie Wong clinched the bronze medal for Malaysia in the men’s hammer throw after recording 59.81 metres (m) at the SEA Games today. Wong, 33, who hails from Sarikei, delivered a consistent series throughout the competition, beginning with 58.26m before building momentum and registering his best throw on

Malaysia halted by Thai dominance, bound for bronze in T10 clash

BANGKOK: Thailand delivered a commanding performance to defeat Malaysia by 51 runs in their SEA Games Women’s T10 semi-final at the Terdthai Cricket Ground today. Thailand set a strong total of 82 for 2 from six overs, attacking from the start and finding boundaries consistently to keep Malaysia under pressure.