Borneo hunky duo contribute silver for Malaysia in Hanoi
KUCHING: Zmarul Al-Adam Pulutan Abdullah and Buda Anchah bagged the silver medals in their respective categories at the bodybuilding event of the 31st SEA Games in Hanoi yesterday.
Nabawan-born Zmarul took the runner-up spot for the 75kg category.
Duy Thuan Tran Hoang of Vietnam took the gold while Wichai Singthong of Thailand collected the bronze.
Buda, 49, who brought home a bronze medal from the Myanmar edition of the Games in 2013, staged a much-improved performance this time where he competed in the 70kg category.
The Sri Aman-born athlete placed behind Ye Htun Naung of Myanmar, while the bronze medallist was Phouthsavanh Sisomphou of Laos.
The silver finish by the two added to the one bagged by Azri Asmat Sefri from the 55kg category staged on Friday.
The Malaysian bodybuilding squad were also encouraged by the commendable performance displayed by Zainal Arif Zainal Ariffin and Muhammad Uzair Mat Noor, both of whom grabbed the bronze medals from the 80kg and 85kg categories respectively.
Zainal Arif placed behind winner Ekkaphon Sukthong of Thailand and silver medallist Min Zaw Oo of Myanmar, while Uzair finished third behind Aphichai Wandee of Thailand and Khin Mg Kyaw of Myanmar.
Today, the Hanoi Sports Training and Competition
Centre will stage the Athletic Physique, Women’s Bodybuilding Open and the Mixed Pair categories.
Malaysia will field Mohd Syarul Azman Mahen Abdullah and Ahmad Faiz Ariffin (Athletic
Physique), Meilaura Dora Jimmy and Shelen Aderina Kok (Women), as well as Buda and Dr Malvern Abdullah for the Mixed Pairs, where they will partner up with Meilaura and Shelen, respectively.