Sabah Muay Thai bag six medals
Sabah Muay Thai exponents did the state proud by winning six medals, including gold, at the just concluded Na onal Amateur Muay Thai Championship in Kuala Lumpur.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Muay Thai exponents did the state proud by winning six medals, including gold, at the just concluded National Amateur Muay Thai Championship in Kuala Lumpur.
A haul of one gold, four silver and one bronze medals saw Sabah finishing in a creditable fifth place overall in the championship, which was a platform to select athletes for the SEA Games 2017.
Zaryatie Zakaria delivered the gold from the women’s 48kg-51kg category.
The silver medals were from Mohd Shah Ahmad (men’s 51kg54kg), Md Noor Ghani (men’s 67kg71kg), Mardiana Mohd Maulana (women’s 54kg-57kg) and Nur Naznerah Jailuddin (women’s 45kg-48kg).
Muhammad Afandi Abdullah won the bronze in the men’s 60kg63.5kg. Sabah sent 11 athletes to the September 14-18 championship.
Sabah Muay Thai Association (PMNS) presidentHj Nazri Hj Ab Razak hailed the state squad for their efforts in the national capital.
Nazri said the state association would organise more tournaments and take part in competitions hosted by the national body as well as other states for the betterment of the sport here.
“The next major event to be organised by PMNS is the StateLevel Inter-District Tournament at the end of the year.
“It is also part of Sabah Muay Thai preparation for major tournaments as well as the Malaysia Games (Sukma) 2018 in Perak,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Towards this end, Nazri expressed thanks to PMNS committee for their effort and cooperation in making sure that the state association programmes were run efficiently, including their participation in national level competitions.