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The Star
3 hours ago
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- The Star
Arif shows star potential, youngsters dive to four golds at SEA C'ship
The successful diving team. PETALING JAYA: Youngster Arif Aisy Rossharisham showed he is a potential star in the making as Malaysian divers splashed to four gold medals in the South-East Asia (SEA) Championship in Singapore. Arif is on the right track to follow in the footsteps of his father Rossharisham Roslan, a former SEA Games gold medallist, after claiming gold in the boys' 14-15 3m springboard event. He won with a commanding score of 348.00 points in his first international assignment, followed by Vietnam's Chi Kien Phung (320.20) and another Malaysian Afraz Miqael Norazlan (263.95). Rossharisham had partnered Yeoh Ken Nee to clinch a first-ever silver in the men's 3m springboard synchro event in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha and is currently a coach with Sabah Sports School in Kota Kinabalu. Former international Leong Mun Yee, who is currently heading the back-up squad, hoped Arif would consider joining the national set-up. "Arif has the potential and he is trained by his father. We offered him a place in the national team last time but he rejected it. "Hopefully, he will reconsider when he is ready," said Mun Yee, who was pleased with the performance of the young divers. Another Sabah boy Onell Lee led a gold and silver sweep for Malaysia in the boys' 13 and below platform with 263.95 points, narrowly edging teammate Lee Han Yin (261.05). In the girls' 13 and below platform event, Malaysians Fabiana Anderianna Anak Brook and Nur Aryna Balqis Affendi shared the gold medal after both chalked up 222.05 points. In the girls' 18 and below platform synchro, the Malaysian pairing of Nurul Farisya Alia Affendi and Cecelia Olivia Christopher Leoneil proved unstoppable, winning gold with 226.08 points. Malaysia also bagged two more silver medals from Mohd Luftir Rahman in boys' 16-18 1m springboard (396.25) and Cecelia in the girls' 14-15 3m springboard (286.00). RESULTS BOYS 13 and below platform: 1. Onell Lee (Mas) 263.95, 2. Lee Han Yin (Mas) 261.05, 3. Kayvier Wong (Sin) 254.65. 14-15 3m springboard: 1. Arif Aisy Rossharisham (Mas) 348.00, 2. Chi Kien Phung (Vie) 320.20, 3. Afraz Miqael Norazlan (Mas) 263.95. 16-18 1m springboard: 1. Max Lee (Sin) 417.50, 2. Mohd Luftir Rahman (Mas) 396.25, 3. Nguyen Quang Dat (Vie) 362.85. GIRLS 13 and under platform: 1. Fabiana Anderianna Anak Brook (Mas) and Nur Aryna Balqis Affendi (Mas) 222.05, 3. Dinh Thi Mai Trang (Vie) 209.10. 14-15 3m springboard: Ryenne Cham (Sin) 323.45, 2. Cecelia Olivia Christopher Leoneil (Mas) 286.00, 3. Wong Rui Ying (Sin) 285.70. 18 and under platform synchro: 1. Nurul Farisya Alia Affendi-Cecelia Olivia Christopher Leoneil (Mas) Natchapaper Thananikkun-Nichanan Thananikkun (Tha) 226.08, 2. 176.28.
The Star
3 hours ago
- Sport
- The Star
Malaysian hockey legend Kevin passes away
PETALING JAYA: Former national hockey player and Olympian Kevin Nunis passed away at the age of 65 on Saturday (June 28). Kevin had passed away at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital. He had vast experience in the national hockey team, having been part of the team when they played at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, as well as two Asian Games appearances (1982 India, 1986 South Korea), and represented Malaysia at three SEA Games (1983 Singapore, 1987 Jakarta, 1989 Kuala Lumpur) editions. From Seremban, Kevin started in the national team during his youth, playing at the Junior World Cup with the team in 1979 in Paris. His time in coaching saw him as head coach for the Terengganu state team in 1990, after which he was assistant coach for Terry Walsh in the national team in 1992. He was most recently the head coach of the National Hockey Development Programme in 2021.
Straits Times
4 hours ago
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- Straits Times
National jumper Tia Rozario earns first SEA Games berth after reuniting with coach Valeri Obidko
Tia Rozario (right) and national jumps coach Valeri Obidko started working together in 2013 before a hiatus of more than a decade PHOTO: COURTESY OF ZHONG CHU HAN SINGAPORE – When Tia Rozario was in her early teens, the national jumper was already outleaping her rivals, clearing 5.5 metres with her long jumps and dominating school competitions. Recognising her potential, Valeri Obidko, her jumps coach at the Singapore Sports School then, set her a target of 6m. More than 10 years later, with coach and protege reunited, Rozario, 24, has finally hit that target and in doing so, qualified for her first SEA Games by meeting the 6.02m qualifying mark. At the Thailand Open Track & Field Championships on June 22, Rozario shattered her previous personal best of 5.95m. At the National Athletics Centre in Pathum Thani, she leapt an impressive 6.16m, just two centimetres shy of the national record set by Eugenia Tan in 2015. Rozario, who cleared 6m thrice, earned the silver medal, while Sri Lanka's Madushani Herath (6.37m) won the gold and Thailand's Supawat Choothong (6.01m) bagged the bronze. Rozario said: 'I'm definitely very excited to have qualified for the SEA Games for the first time. But I think I was more excited to finally hit the 6m milestone... We've waited close to 10 years for this moment so it's really special and feels like a full circle moment that I got to hit six metres with coach by my side.' Obidko was appointed the national jumps coach by Singapore Athletics in January 2024. It marked a return to the sunny island for the Georgia-born Singaporean, who had two stints as SSP jumps coach (2004-2009 and 2013-2015), sandwiching his tenure as national jumps coach from 2009 to 2013. Rozario and Obidko worked together from 2013 till 2015, when he left to become coach of Thailand's national jumpers. They reunited last July when Rozario returned to Singapore after completing her master's degree in biomedical science at Duke University in the United States. 'Linking up with coach Valeri is definitely vital,' said Rozario. 'He has a lot of passion for the sport and his athletes, his belief in me and my teammates has been what has been encouraging us to give our best every day at training and in competitions.' Proper training commenced in September as the pair started off with gym sessions and looked into biomechanics to improve her technique. It has paid off but Obidko, 61, believes there is more to come. 'She is a very fast learner and she picks up new techniques well. We are strengthening her and we have seen good progress,' said Obidko. 'So we will continue the same way towards the SEA Games. I am also hoping she can win a medal at the SEA Games.' Rozario, who set the outdoor triple jump national record of 13.01m in 2024, also clinched a triple jump silver in Thailand with her attempt of 13.27m (+3.0m/s). But that distance cannot be used for records, personal bests or qualifying standards as it exceeded the maximum allowable wind assistance of 2.0 metres per second (m/s). Herath (13.58m) secured gold and Chinese Taipei's Lin Yu-Ting (13.26m) was awarded bronze. In the men's high jump, Andrew Pak leapt to a personal best of 2.05m – 10cm below the SEA Games qualifying mark – to win Singapore's third silver medal at the June 22-25 Thailand Open. While Rozario is still some way off the SEA Games qualifying distance of 13.46m for the triple jump, Obidko said she may eventually get the nod for it as well, as her 12.89m effort set in Hong Kong in May is just five per cent off the qualifying mark, which puts her on the long list for nomination. Having already had a taste of winning medals in Thailand, Rozario wants to repeat the trick on a grander stage at the Dec 9-20 SEA Games. The last Singaporean woman to win a long jump medal at the biennial Games was Foo Hwei Fen, who earned a bronze in 1989. There has never been a medallist for the Republic in the women's triple jump. At the last Games, Indonesia's Maria Natalia Londa won the long jump gold with a 6.28m attempt, ahead of Vietnam's Bui Thi Thu Thao (6.13m) and Bui Thi Loan (6.02m), while Thailand's Parinya Chuaimaroeng – another Obidko protege – won gold in the triple jump with a 13.60m effort. Rozario said: 'I've spent so many years in this sport, gone through ups and downs, broken so many national records and won championships and travelled all around the world to compete. But the feeling of getting to represent Singapore at the SEA Games is going to be different, it is going to be very special. ' The SEA Games is really important to Singapore and to do it with the backing of my family and friends is something I am really looking forward to. I hope to medal at the SEA Games and then work towards the Asian Games next year.' Deepanraj Ganesan is a sports journalist at The Straits Times focusing on football, athletics, combat sports and policy-related news. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Straits Times
9 hours ago
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- Straits Times
BookTalk: National runner Shanti Pereira reads as part of her morning routine
Who: Shanti Pereira, 28, Singaporean track-and-field athlete who is a two-time Olympian, an Asian Games 200m champion, a two-time Asian Championship winner and a four-time SEA Games medallist. She is also the fastest South-east Asian woman in the 100m and 200m events. She competed in the Gumi Asian Athletics Championships 2025 in May, finishing second in the 100m and 200m events, and fifth in the women's 4x100m relay final. She is training for the World Athletics Championships in September. Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads.
Borneo Post
a day ago
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- Borneo Post
E-sports athletes to undergo bootcamps before SEA games selection
File photo for illustration purposes. – AFP photo KUALA LUMPUR (June 27): Malaysian e-sports athletes vying for a spot at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand will undergo a series of bootcamps to evaluate their readiness and commitment. Malaysia Esports Federation (MESF) president Muhammad Naim Al-Amin said the bootcamps, scheduled between September and November, will involve intensive training, match simulations, gameplay analysis, professional coaching, as well as mental preparation and patriotic elements 'Selection will not be based solely on current performance. Athletes must attend several bootcamps during which we will assess their performance and commitment before naming the final squad,' he said yesterday. He also confirmed that eFootball Mobile will not be featured in the upcoming SEA Games. Muhammad Naim said the host nation has confirmed four titles for competition: Mobile Legends Bang Bang, Arena Of Valor, FC Online and Free Fire. 'We will be competing in all four titles. At present, we have a longlist of players for each game,' he added. At the previous edition in Cambodia, Malaysia secured two silver and two bronze medals in e-sports. The country last won gold in the discipline at the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines through Dr Yew Weng Kean. – Bernama bootcamp e-sports Muhammad Naim Al-Amin Sea Games
