Asian Games 2026 News In Brief

NAGOYA, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Here is a brief update on the performances of Malaysian athletes at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games today:

WUSHU

National men’s athlete Clement Ting Su We won bronze in the daoshu and gunshu event with 9.713 points, finishing behind gold medallist Xiaobin Gao of China, who scored 9.796 points, and Singapore’s Lim Si Wei, who took silver with 9.723 points.

Meanwhile, women’s athlete Pang Pui Yee finished fourth in the jianshu and qiangshu final with 9.710 points, while China’s Yao Yang won gold with 9.773 points, Japan’s Kida Nanoha took silver with 9.726 and Vietnam’s Duong Thuy Vi claimed bronze with 9.710.

SHOOTING

Women’s shooter Nurul Syasya Nadiah Mohd Arifin finished 23rd in the qualifying round of the women’s 10m air pistol with 569 points after 16 rounds.

Fellow Malaysian Joseph Lee Joon Kit also missed out on a place in the men’s individual skeet final after finishing 13th in the qualifying round with 116 points.

ROWING

Women’s rower Nurzarinah Zakaria failed to advance from the qualifying round after finishing fourth in 8:02.00s.

Iran’s Fatemeh Mojallaltopraghghalef topped the round in 7:27.32s, while Hong Kong’s Wing Hung Wing Yan Winne and Vietnam’s Ho Thi Duy finished second and third in 7:30.15s and 7:53.96s respectively.

SWIMMING

Malaysian swimmers Khiew Hoe Yean and Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal missed the podium, finishing seventh and eighth, respectively, in the men’s 200m freestyle final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre.

Hoe Yean, who put in a strong performance, clocked 1:48.58s, while Arvin finished in 1:49.45s.

China’s Zhang Zhanshuo won gold, setting a new Asian record with 1:43.49s. South Korea’s Hwang Sunwoo took silver in 1:44.62s, while Japan’s Murasa Tatsuya claimed bronze in 1:44.81s.

Meanwhile, Malaysian youngster Bryan Leong missed the final after finishing eighth in Heat 3 of the men’s 100m butterfly in 56.77 seconds.

-- BERNAMA