Malaysia ended their gold medal drought on the fourth day of the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games when the bowling women’s trio clinched the elusive medal on Wednesday.
The national trio of Esther Cheah, Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman, Syaidatul Afifah Badrul Hamidi also ended Malaysia’s 24-year gold drought in the women's trios event at the Asian Games after downing 4,326 pins at the Jakabaring Bowling Center in Palembang.
The last time Malaysia won gold in the event was at the 1994 edition in Hiroshima, Japan.
The Malaysia sepak takraw squad, meanwhile, bagged a silver medal in the men's team regu event after losing 0-2 to traditional rivals Thailand in the final at Dewan Ranau, Jakabaring Sports Complex.
Coupled with national taekwando athlete Yap Khim Wen's bronze medal in the women's Poomsae event on the first day of the Games, Malaysia are in 14th place in the medal tally.
Defending champions China remain supreme with a haul of 38 gold, 30 silver and 15 bronze, followed by Japan (20-23-25) while South Korea are in third place (11-15-23) .
Meanwhile, South Korean archery pair So Chaewon and Choi Yonghee created a new world record in the compound mixed team event (144 arrows) with a score of 1,412 points.
They erased the previous record of 1,410 points set by Dutch duo Jody Vermeulen and Mike Schloesser at the Archery World Cup in Germany last month.
The fourth day of the Asian Games also witnessed an Asian record set by China in the mixed 4x100m medley with a time of 3 minutes 40.45 seconds, rewriting the previous record of 3:40:98 set by Japan earlier this month.
Apart from that, 12 new Asian Games records were created on the fourth day of the competition, with five in shooting, three in archery and four in swimming.
The Malaysian contingent will continue their medal hunt in several events on Thursday, with Qabil Ambak Mahamad Fathil being one of the gold medal prospects.
The national equestrian athlete, who will take part in the final of the individual dressage even, had finished top in qualifying rounds.
The national trio of Esther Cheah, Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman, Syaidatul Afifah Badrul Hamidi also ended Malaysia’s 24-year gold drought in the women's trios event at the Asian Games after downing 4,326 pins at the Jakabaring Bowling Center in Palembang.
The last time Malaysia won gold in the event was at the 1994 edition in Hiroshima, Japan.
The Malaysia sepak takraw squad, meanwhile, bagged a silver medal in the men's team regu event after losing 0-2 to traditional rivals Thailand in the final at Dewan Ranau, Jakabaring Sports Complex.
Coupled with national taekwando athlete Yap Khim Wen's bronze medal in the women's Poomsae event on the first day of the Games, Malaysia are in 14th place in the medal tally.
Defending champions China remain supreme with a haul of 38 gold, 30 silver and 15 bronze, followed by Japan (20-23-25) while South Korea are in third place (11-15-23) .
Meanwhile, South Korean archery pair So Chaewon and Choi Yonghee created a new world record in the compound mixed team event (144 arrows) with a score of 1,412 points.
They erased the previous record of 1,410 points set by Dutch duo Jody Vermeulen and Mike Schloesser at the Archery World Cup in Germany last month.
The fourth day of the Asian Games also witnessed an Asian record set by China in the mixed 4x100m medley with a time of 3 minutes 40.45 seconds, rewriting the previous record of 3:40:98 set by Japan earlier this month.
Apart from that, 12 new Asian Games records were created on the fourth day of the competition, with five in shooting, three in archery and four in swimming.
The Malaysian contingent will continue their medal hunt in several events on Thursday, with Qabil Ambak Mahamad Fathil being one of the gold medal prospects.
The national equestrian athlete, who will take part in the final of the individual dressage even, had finished top in qualifying rounds.
