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Rexy ready with backup plan if Noraqilah misses Asian Games
National doubles coaching director Rexy Mainaky has prepared a backup plan involving Cheng Su Yin and Shevon Lai should Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan be ruled out of the Asian Games team event in Aichi-Nagoya. Noraqilah injured her left ankle during training at the Badminton Academy of Malaysia last Thursday and is still undergoing rehabilitation. The team departs for Japan, where competition begins at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium on Sunday.
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Noraqilah to play through ankle pain at Asian Games
Malaysian women's doubles shuttler Noraqilah Maisarah Ramdan has left for Japan for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games despite a left ankle injury picked up in training at the Badminton Academy of Malaysia last Thursday. She and partner Low Zi Yu are due to start the team event at the Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium on Sunday, with their place in the line-up still to be decided by the coaching team.
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Safwan and Noshazwani named best athletes of Para SUKMA Selangor 2026
The closing ceremony of Para SUKMA Selangor 2026 at the Selangor International Trade Centre (SITC) in Shah Alam saw Selangor swimmer Muhammad Safwan Suhaimi named Best Male Athlete after taking six golds and one bronze. Sarawak athletics athlete Noshazwani Maisara Marzuki, 23, was named Best Female Athlete with two golds and a silver, including two games records in F37 javelin and shot put.
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Selangor overall champion of Para SUKMA 2026 with 93 golds
Selangor emerged overall champion of Para SUKMA 2026 in Shah Alam with 200 medals, including 93 golds, surpassing its initial target of 60 golds. Sabah was runner-up with 69 golds while Sarawak finished third with 52 golds. Selangor Menteri Besar Amirudin Shari hoped the national para athletes will continue to excel up to the Paralympic level.
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Sarawak para bowlers bag six golds at Para SUKMA Selangor
Sarawak's para tenpin bowling squad won six gold medals at Para SUKMA Selangor 2026, beating its pre-Games target of five. The haul at Sunway Mega Lanes included singles titles for Rosserrine Issawell Manong Raymond and Mohamad Yakup Winei, plus a doubles contribution from Farthin Zafirah Zaidi and Nurfariesyah Adriana Fairul. Head coach Myron Khoo Hock Ming said the next focus is the World Para Championships and getting Sarawak athletes into the national squad.
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Nik Muhammad Hashraff Muazzam wins SU5 gold at Para SUKMA Selangor 2026
Nik Muhammad Hashraff Muazzam Mohd Hilmi won the men's singles SU5 (physical disability) gold at the Selangor 2026 Para Malaysia Games at the Selangor State Youth and Sports Complex in Shah Alam. The 19-year-old beat Sabah's Gerald H. Simbaku VII 21-23, 21-10, 21-10 after receiving tips from Paralympic champion Cheah Liek Hou. The win made up for disappointments in the previous two editions.
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Selangor edge Sabah 2-1 to book FA Cup quarter-final spot
Selangor defeated Sabah 2-1 in the second leg of their FA Cup round of 16 tie at the MBPJ Stadium, advancing 3-2 on aggregate. Eduardo Sosa and Chigor Moraes scored for Selangor, while Park Jung Bin replied for Sabah. Elsewhere, Kuala Lumpur City, Penang, and Terengganu also progressed in the competition.
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Abd Halim breaks two national para swimming records at Para SUKMA
Sabah's para swimmer Abd Halim Mohammad broke two national records in the S9 100m and 50m freestyle events at the Para SUKMA Selangor 2026 in Shah Alam. He sees this as valuable preparation for the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Para Asian Games in Japan.
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Para SUKMA: Kelantan powerlifter Wan Nur Azri breaks national record four times, wins gold
At the Para SUKMA 2026 in Shah Alam, Kelantan's Wan Nur Azri Wan Azman won the men's over-107kg powerlifting gold, breaking the national record four times with a best lift of 200kg. He competed despite a right wrist injury sustained during training about a month ago.
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Para Sukma: Darwisy Irfan breaks three national swimming records in Shah Alam
At the Para Sukma Selangor 2026 in Shah Alam, 16-year-old swimmer Ahmad Darwisy Irfan broke three national records, including in the men's 50m freestyle S13 and 100m breaststroke SB13 events. He also improved his own record in the 100m backstroke B13 event.
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Syazwani wins third consecutive Para SUKMA gold
Sarawak's para bowler Nur Syazwani Marais won the gold medal in the women's TPB4 singles event at Para SUKMA Selangor 2026, held at Sunway Mega Lanes in Bandar Sunway. This is her third consecutive title after wins in 2022 and 2024. Other gold medals went to athletes from Sabah, Kedah and Selangor.
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UPM beats UNITEN 48-43 to win SUKIPT netball gold despite short preparation
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) defeated defending champions Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) 48-43 in the netball final of SUKIPT 2026 at the UNITEN Sports Arena in Kajang. Despite limited training time due to players' commitments with national programs and SUKMA, UPM secured the gold medal, which they dedicated to their two senior players playing in their final SUKIPT.
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UiTM aims to bounce back after losing SUKIPT title to MSU
UiTM's football team lost 1-3 to MSU in the SUKIPT 2026 final at Arena Sukan, UNITEN, ending their hopes of a third consecutive title. Coach Addy Shairullyzam Mohd Shafiee said the team will use the disappointment as motivation and now shift focus to preparing for the ASEAN University Games in December.
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MSU beat UiTM 3-1 to win SUKIPT men's futsal title
MSU defeated defending champions UiTM 3-1 in the SUKIPT 2026 men's futsal final at the UNITEN sports arena in Kajang. The win ends UiTM's dominance, who had won the title in 2022 and 2024. KPTM Bangi took the bronze medal after beating UKM 6-0.
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Sarawak's Nursyazwani targets two gold medals at Para SUKMA in Shah Alam
Sarawak's para badminton player Nursyazwani Shahrom is aiming for two gold medals at the 2026 Para SUKMA in Selangor. She will compete in the women's singles and mixed doubles events, which are scheduled from September 6 to 10 at the Shah Alam Youth and Sports Complex.
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Sarawak Para Badminton raises fitness levels
Sarawak Para Badminton head coach Suhaili Laiman is focusing on fitness training with two days left before the competition at the Shah Alam Youth and Sports Complex (KOMBES) from September 6 to 10. The 14-player squad targets at least two gold medals.