KK overall champions
KOTA KINABALU: The Kota Kinabalu contingent came out on top in the 6th Borneo Sikhs Goodwill Games that ended here on Sunday.
Kota Kinabalu collected 19 points to narrowly edge Kuching by one-point to emerge as overall champions, thus lifting the overall Challenge Trophy.
Miri and Labuan finished third and fourth with 14 and eight points collected respectively. GOLD COAST: Malaysia's squash queen, Datuk Nicol David said that the pressure is off as she committed to bid her third consecutive gold medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.
Nicol, 34, currently ranked sixth in the world, is lining up for her sixth Commonwealth Games but for the first time since the Manchester 2002, she was not the tournament top seed.
“For me, I am seeded number
Six sports events were contested in the three-day event and the home team Kota Kinabalu clinched three first placing in badminton, volleyball and futsal.
Kota Kinabalu also won second place in bowling and hockey as well as a fourth placing in a tug-of-war competition.
The other top placing went to Kuching in the bowling event and hockey competition while Miri were the winner in the tug-of-war three, I've got nothing to lose. I want to start strong and see how far I go.
“It is a bonus for me to be part of the games again. And to play for Malaysia, I will give it my all. I want to enjoy the games and the results will come,” she told Bernama when met after the Malaysian training session at the Oxenford Studios.
Nicol, who is coached by Australian Liz Irving, has been getting a feel of the court for the past few weeks. contest.
Kuching finished second place in badminton and futsal and also third placing in volleyball and tugof-war.
As for Miri, they were second in volleyball, third in bowling, hockey and badminton while finishing fourth in futsal.
Labuan's best placing was second in the tug-of-war while finishing third in futsal and fourth in bowling, badminton and volleyball.
Pressure off as Nicol bids for third gold at 2018 Commonwealth Games
“I was here for the last two weeks. I just want to get a good feel of the glass court and side court so that I can get off to a good start here,” she added.
The Penang-born player competed in her first Commonwealth Games as a 14-year-old in the Kuala Lumpur 1998 before spending a record of 108 consecutive months (2006-2015) on top of the official women's world rankings and amassed an incredible 56-match unbeaten run in 2009. - Bernama