SHAH ALAM, May 23 — The Selangor State Sports Council (MSN Selangor) has congratulated its state athletes who participated in the recent 32nd SEA Games 2023 in Cambodia and successfully brought home 46 medals.
Its executive director Mohamad Nizam Marjugi expressed his hope that the state athletes will perform even better in the upcoming games and achieve the number of medals targeted.
“A total of six gold, 16 silver, and 24 bronze medals were contributed by Selangor athletes.
“We are also proud that almost all of the medal-winning athletes are young talents who can continue competing in future games.
“We hope they continue to strive, train hard, and get selected to represent the country,” he said.
Selangor athletes have contributed six gold medals to the overall tally of 34 gold in the recent SEA Games.
The medalists include Saiful Bahri Musmin (petanque), R. Sharmendran and C. Shahmalarani (karate), Ng Jing Xuen (golf), and six players from the field hockey squad.
Mohamad Nizam also expressed pride in Sharmendran’s achievement in successfully defending the gold medal for the fourth consecutive time in the men’s 75-kilogram kumite event.
The Malaysian contingent also returned home with 45 silver and 97 bronze medals, finishing in seventh position.
However, this falls short of the 40-gold target, marking the Malaysia’s worst-ever performance in the history of the biennial championship participation.
