SURABAYA, July 1 — Malaysia added two gold medals from swimming and handball on the fifth day of the 2024 Asean University Games (AUG) here yesterday.
The two golds earned yesterday saw Malaysia remain third in the overall medal tally, behind Thailand and Indonesia, with 13 gold, 15 silver and 22 bronze medals.
The first gold for the Malaysian camp came from Low Zheng Yong’s splashing performance at the pool in the men’s 1,500m freestyle, registering a time of 16:40.87s to beat Vietnam’s Truong Viet Vu (16:51.61s) and countryman Lew Zheng Wye who registered a time of (17:00.03s).
There was also a glitter of gold when the men’s handball team edged Singapore 28-26 in the final played at the Universitas Teknik 10 Nopember yesterday.
The squad, under Muhammad Khairul Hafidzin, made history by becoming the first gold medal winner in the sport, held for the first time in the AUG after its introduction in Surabaya-Malang.
Apart from the two golds, the Malaysian contingent also won a silver medal through men’s futsal after Malaysia lost 1-4 to Indonesia at the Gelora Olahraga Rakyat Futsal Universitas Negeri Surabaya.
Swimming also contributed two bronze medals when Terrence Ng Shin Jian finished third in the men’s 100m freestyle with a time of 51.72s, and Christy Teh Xing Ti, Lee Yen Yi, Ho Keesha and Ng Zi Syuen had a podium finish in the women’s 4x100m medley with a time of 4:44.4s.
The medal hunt continues today, with the Malaysians focusing on swimming and petanque, while the badminton squad looks to book a place in the final.
The Malaysian shuttlers will see action in the men’s singles, women’s singles, mixed doubles, women’s doubles and men’s doubles events.
— Bernama
