Sailors calm the waters by meeting two-gold target
THE national sailing team have met their target of two golds by winning the men’s International
420 and International 470 at the National Sailing Complex in Langkawi.
Muhammad Uzair Amin Mohd Yusof-Naquib Eiman Shahrin obtained 13 penalty points to clinch the International 420 gold while Thailand took the silver and bronze.
In the International 470, Mohammad Faizal Norizan-Ahmad Syukri Abdul Aziz collected 17 penalty points for the gold.
Navee Thamsoontorm-Nut Burmarasri of Thailand picked up the silver with 28 penalty points and the bronze went to Emerson Villenia-Lester Troy Tayong of the Philippines with 41 penalty points.
Malaysia, however, failed to retain the gold in the women’s International 470.
Nuraisyah Jamil- Norashikin Mohd Sayed picked up the silver when they were beaten by just one penalty point. Singaporeans Elisa Yukie Yokoyama- Teo Cheryl claimed the gold.
In the women’s International 420, Malaysia could only manage a bronze through Nur Aishah Kovo Mohd Yusri-Nurul Izzryn Shamsul Ariffin.
Thailand emerged champions followed by Singapore.
To date, Malaysia have bagged three golds, two silvers and one bronze.
Another seven golds – men and women’s Optimist, Laser Standard, men and women’s Laser Radial, men and women’s Windsurfing RS ONE – are up for grabs. — Bernama