PETALING JAYA, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- A decision to represent Perlis at the Malaysia Games (SUKMA) Selangor 2026 has paid handsome dividends for ex Johor kegler Nurul Aisyah Salleh, who created history by striking the state’s first-ever bowling gold medal here, today.
More interestingly, Nurul Aisyah, who rolled 1,344 pinfalls in the women’s singles event, also secured her first-ever personal SUKMA gold medal on her third attempt.
She toppled home favourite Adania Mohd Redzwan who recorded 1,306 pinfalls while Nur Alya Qaisara Noor Fazemil of Perlis completed the podium finish for bronze with 1,287 pinfalls.
The 18-year-old said, who had previously represented Johor in 2022 and 2024 edition, said she never expected to compete at this year’s Games after having to stop playing for some time while preparing for her Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) examination last year.
“Earlier, I took my SPM and had to stop for quite a while and couldn’t play for Johor. Then the Perlis head coach (Nurzul Mubarak) offered me to play.
“I’m very grateful to the coach and the Perlis State Sports Council for giving me the opportunity to play in SUKMA this time. I feel happy to be able to donate a (gold) medal for Perlis after so long" she told reporters.
Today's victory also marked a significant turnaround for Nurul Aisyah, who had previously experienced both success and disappointment in her SUKMA journey.
She previously claimed her only medal through women's doubles event with Anis Hannani Romzi for Johor in 2022 edition before returning home empty-handed in the last edition in Sarawak.
Nurul Aisyah's triumph in her third SUKMA appearance was made it even more remarkable as she had been nursing a waist injury sustained during the official practice session.
"I remember that I might not be able to do my best for the singles event, however the physiotherapist helped a little last night," she said.
SUKMA Selangor 2026 which officially kicked off Aug 15 will run until Aug 24.
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