Swimmer Li Hen delivers Malaysia's first gold at Trinbago 2023
10 Aug 2023 12:41pm
Swimmer Goh Li Hen showing off his gold medal, the country’s first gold medal at the ongoing 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago. - Photo courtesy of www.facebook.com/turtleswim/
The 17-year-old emerged victorious in the men’s 200m butterfly event at the National Aquatic Centre in Couva on Wednesday evening (Thursday morning in Malaysia).
Li Hen took the title after clocking two-minutes and 03.63 seconds in the final, while England’s Reuben Rowbotham-keating (2:03.84s) and Jarden Dylan Eaton (2:06.07s) of South Africa secured the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
Meanwhile, track cyclist Nur Alyssa Mohd Farid added medal glitter to the Malaysian contingent after clinching the women’s sprint event silver.
The 17-year-old missed the gold after going down to Scotland's Sarah Johnson in the final at the National Cycling Velodrome.
The country’s hope to add a bronze medal through the event failed when Yong Ann Tung lost to Australian Liliya Tatarinoff in the bronze medal race.
Another cyclist, Lau New Joe delivered the country’s first medal in the 2023 CYG, known as Trinbago 2023 after winning bronze in the men’s road race on Monday.
"I am very happy and proud of our athletes today. All those who competed today gave their best, and we are fortunate to have secured the gold and silver medals from Li Hen and Nur Alyssa.
"Thursday marks the final day for our national athletes to compete in the track cycling, and I hope we end the campaign on a high note,” Chef de Mission Ang Li Peng said in a statement posted in Olympic Council of Malaysia’s (OCM) official Facebook.
Malaysia is now placed at 13th place together with Guyana in the medal standings, after both had won one gold, silver and bronze each, while Australia top the chart with 18-14-16, followed by England (15-17-7) and Scotland (10-8-2). - BERNAMA
