judo exponent Nur Farah Izzati Wallah clinched Malaysia’s first gold medal at the 2024 ASEAN University Games after defeating the host challenger, Olympian Maryam March Maharani in the final today.
Nur Farah Izzati described her victory as the culmination of her hard work and expressed her intention to use the RM3,000 incentive announced by Higher Education Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir last week to repair her car. “My journey before this... had many challenges. This year, I’m in my final semester before entering industry training. It’s not necessarily true that students cannot succeed in sports,“ said the Perak-born athlete to reporters after the bout.