Malaysia wins its fifth wushu SEA Games gold

22 Aug, 2017

Malaysia won its fifth wushu SEA Games gold?medal after Ho Mun Hua?triumphed in the Nanqua event at KLCC Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday.

Mun Hua posted 9.67 points in men’s nanquan event to clinch his first-ever SEA Games gold medal, after failing in the four previous campaigns.

Pham Quoc Khanh of Vietnam won silver with 9.66 while Brunei’s Sufi Shayiran Roslan won bronze with 9.65.

Malaysia’s earlier gold medals came from Yeap Wai Kin, who delivered two from the men’s jianshu and qiangshu events while with one each from Diana Bong (women’s nanquan) and Loh Jack Chang (men’s taijijian).

At the last SEA Games in Singapore two years ago, Malaysia only managed to claim two gold medals. (Courtesy The Star)

Recommended For You

First ODI on schedule after Covid-19 scare in Sri Lanka camp

The?first ODI between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will go ahead after two of the three members of the Sri Lanka contingent who tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday night returned negative tests on Sunday. A third member of the squad tested positive twice but is understood to have actually had Covid-19 over the past few months, so his returning positive tests was described by a team doctor as “normal”. At any rate, concerns that the tour might be called off and Sri Lanka would return home have

23 May, 2021

Mathivanan, Bandula and Nishantha withdraw from polls

Former Sri Lanka cricket captain Bandula Warnapura, K. Mathivanan and Nishantha Ranatunga have resigned from contesting at the Sri Lanka Cricket board elections. The Sri Lanka Cricket board elections will be held on 20th May. Mathivanan was to contest for the post of President, Bandula Warnapura for Vice President and Nishantha Ranatunga for the post of Secretary. However, they informed the Sri Lanka Cricket election committee today that they had decided to withdraw from the polls. (Colombo G

18 May, 2021

Shammi Silva elected President in controversy-ridden cricket board polls

Shammi Silva has been elected President of the Sri Lanka Cricket board in a controversy-ridden election. Elections to select a new President of the Sri Lanka Cricket board took place today. Silva?s election marks his second term in office as the President of Sri Lanka Cricket. “I am thankful for the membership for electing me uncontested as the President of Sri Lanka Cricket,’ said Shammi Silva said. ?This victory also proves the fact that our stakeholders have understood the yeomen service

20 May, 2021

Colombo Gazette is a leading news and entertainment website, covering stories related to Sri Lanka. The content consists of text based news, photos and videos and is linked to social media websites including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, to provide a wider coverage for its stories.