HANGZHOU, Oct 26 — Day Four of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Para Games (APG) saw Malaysia add four more medals — technically — to their collection today.
Malaysia has so far collected seven golds, 12 silvers, and 13 bronzes to remain on track in meeting the 35-medal target, with one more day to go at the quadrennial Games.
Today, Abu Samah Borhan – Mohamad Yusshazwan Yusoff delivered Malaysia’s sole silver medal in a wheelchair tennis men’s doubles event at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Tennis Centre.
Although the Malaysians lost 2 – 0 to South Koreans Han Sung Bong – Im Ho Wan in the final, they still managed to end the team’s 13-year wait for a medal in wheelchair tennis.
At the Chun’an Jieshou Velodrome, the national track cycling team delivered a bronze medal through Nur Azlia Syafinaz Mohd Zais – Nurul Suhada Zainal (pilot) in the women’s time trial B (visual impairment) category when they clocked 29 minutes and 19.38 seconds (s).
The national badminton camp then confirmed two more bronze medals — one each in the men’s singles WH1 (physical impairment) and men’s doubles SU5 (physical impairment) — at the Binjiang Gymnasium.
Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli clinched the men’s singles bronze after losing to China’s Zimo Qu in the semi-finals yesterday but was only officially announced today.
The national men’s doubles pair of Cheah Liek Hou – Muhammad Fareez Anuar also won a bronze after losing to Indonesia’s Dheva Anrimusthi – Hafizh Brilliasyah in today’s semi-finals. However, the medal confirmation will also be made tomorrow.
Malaysia will continue their quest to meet the 35-medal target tomorrow, with all eyes focused on several sports, mainly badminton, athletics, and track cycling.
China retained the top spot in the medal tally with a haul of 157 golds, 127 silvers and 108 bronzes, followed by Iran (32 gold, 36 silver, and 28 bronze), and Japan (30 gold, 33 silver, and 41 bronze).
— Bernama
