By Amin Ridzuan Ishak
SHAH ALAM, Aug 9 — The Selangor State Sports Council (MSNS) will reward two athletes from this state who have won medals at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The athletes are M Thinaah, who contributed two gold medals in badminton’s mixed doubles and women doubles as well as table tennis athlete Choong Javen who won the silver medal in the mixed doubles match.
MSNS executive director Mohamad Nizam Marjugi said the rewards will be handed over soon after a discussion with Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari.
“The reward is a show of appreciation for the two athletes who had worked hard to win the Commonwealth Games medals,” he said when contacted today.
On August 3, Thinaah and her pair Pearly Tan defeated India’s doubles Treesa Jolly-Gayatri Gopichand Pullela in straight sets, 21-18 and 21-17.
Thinaah continued her winning streak by contributing the second gold medal on August 8, after defeating Chloe Birch-Lauren Smith from England 21-5, 21-8 in the final.
Meanwhile, Javen who was paired with Karen Lyne won the silver medal after defeating Sathiyan Gnanasekaran-Manika Batra from India during the quarter-final.
However, they lost to other Indian players Sharath Kamal Achanta and Sreeja Akula in the final match.
