Mohd Qabil admits mixed feeling over silver win
JAKARTA: After making his debut in the 1998 edition in Bangkok 20 years ago, national equestrian ace Mohd Qabil Ambak Mahamad Fathil missed his first Asian Games gold medal by 0.425 point difference.
Mohd Qabil, who came out of retirement to help the Malaysian team bid for glory at the 2018 Games in Indonesia, was disappointed when he had to settle for the silver in the individual dressage at the Jakarta International Equestrian Park yesterday.
In the final round, Mohd Qabil earned 76,620 points and was defeated by Hong Kong’s athlete Wing Ying Siu who collected 77,045 points for the gold medal, while South Korea’s Kim Hyeok took home the bronze medal with 75.705 points.
Mohd Qabi l , who won two bronzes in the 2006 and 2010 editions in Doha and Guangzhou respectively, said though this was his best achievement ever, he was
At this point, I feel satisfied but it would have been better if I had won the gold medal. Mohd Qabil Ambak Mahamad Fathil, national equestrian ace
utterly disappointed to lose by a narrow margin.
“At this point, I feel satisfied but it would have been better if I had won the gold medal. That’s fate and I accept it.
“I was a bit tense and stressful at the start and this could have affected my score. As we know this is a subjective sport.
“It is up to the jury to like our choice of music and routine,” he said when met by the Malaysian media.
The winner of 11 SEA Games gold medals admitted that he did not set any target for this edition since he was just back after a year of retirement. — Bernama