national badminton squad delivered two gold medals for the Malaysian contingent at the ASEAN University Games 2024 which took place in Malang today.
The second gold came via the national men’s doubles pair of Wong Tien Ci-Liew Xun who defeated the tournament first seeds from Indonesia, Elgiffani-Purnama Reza Dwicahya 21-19, 21-10 in another final action. The national women’s doubles of Valerie Siow Zi Xuan-Lee Xin Jie also had to settle for the silver medal after losing to Thailand’s Atitaya Povanon-Chasinee Korepap 12-21, 13-21.
Meanwhile, national head coach Datuk Abdul Rashid Mohd Sidek said all the medals won today were the result of the determination and commitment shown by the athletes throughout the badminton campaign.