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Selangor Hands Out RM191,600 As Rewards For Athletes

By Y.P. SIVAM
metrospt@thestar.com.my
Photos by RICKY LAI

SELANGOR paid out a total RM191,600 as incentive for their athletes for winning medals and representing Malaysia in the 2010 Commonwealth and Asian Games.

The Selangor State Sports Council (MSNS) also rewarded RM5,000 each to the Selangor players in the victorious Malaysian team for winning the AFF Suzuki Cup.

Elaine Koon, who won one gold, one silver and three bronze in the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, was the biggest winner and received RM32,800.

Happy lot: The Selangor athletes, who represented Malaysia in the Commonwealth Games, in a joyous mood.

In New Delhi, Elaine won the individual gold in the hoop; silver in the ball and bronze in the individual all round, rope and ribbon events.

Cyclist Mohd Rizal Tisin took home RM9,800 for winning silver in the individual keirin and bronze in the team in the Commonwealth Games.

Bowler Alex Liew was presented with RM18,800 for winning two gold and one silver medals in the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

Alex won golds in the All-Events and men’s doubles and the silver came in the team event.

Team work: National bowler Shalin Zulkifl receiving the mock cheque on behalf of the Asian Games athletes from Khalid.

Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim said they were proud of the Selangor athletes’ contribution to Malaysia in the Commonwealth and Asian Games.

“Seventeen athletes from Selangor were involved in the Commonwealth Games while 59 had represented Malaysia in the Asian Games. We would like to encourage youngsters in Selangor to be active in sports.

“The incentive scheme should motivate more youngsters to get involved in sporting activities,” said Abdul Khalid.

The incentive scheme, launched this year, offered RM10,000 for an individual gold medal in the Asian or Commonwealth Games; RM7,000 for a silver and RM5,000 for a bronze. For team events with five and less members, the incentive is RM6,000 for a gold medal while it is RM4,000 and RM2,000 for silver and bronze respectively.

Under the scheme, a member of a team with six and more players will receive RM3,000 for a gold medal, RM2,000 for a silver and RM1,000 for a bronze.

The MSNS executive director Norzamri Ishak said the 76 athletes, who had represented Malaysia in the Commonwealth Games and Asian Games, were given RM800 each.

“The scheme also includes the SEA Games and Olympics. We would like to encourage our sportsmen and sportswomen to excel in the SEA, Commonwealth and Asian Games as well as the Olympics,” said Norzamri.

Malaysian Shuttlers Come Close To A Clean Sweep In The Youth Games

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia came close to a clean sweep on the badminton courts before settling for four out of the five gold medals at stake at the Commonwealth Youth Games at the Isle of Man on Sunday.

The mixed doubles pair of Teo Ee Yi-Chow Mei Kuan gave Malaysia the first gold medal when they came back from a game down to beat India’s K. Srikanth-K. Maneesha 18-21, 21-16, 21-8.

Mei Kuan then partnered Lee Meng Yean to deliver the second gold by beating Sonia Cheah-Yang Li Lian in an all-Malaysian girls’ doubles final.

The third gold came courtesy of reigning world junior champions Ee Yi-Nelson Heg, who beat England’s Ryan McCarthy-Tom Wolfenden 24-22, 21-16 in the boys’ doubles.

Victory pose: The national junior shuttlers showing off the medals won in the Commonwealth Youth Games badminton competition in the Isle of Man. Malaysia won a haul of four gold, two silver and one bronze medal.

Zulfadli Zulkifli, carrying an injury on his right leg, then lived up to expectations as the Asian junior champion by defeating India’s Sameer Verma 21-16, 17-21, 21-15 for Malaysia’s fourth gold medal.

It could have been a clean sweep but Sonia failed to get the better of India’s Pursala Sindhu in the girls’ singles final, losing 20-22, 8-21.

There was also a bronze medal through the mixed doubles pair of Nelson-Meng Yean, who beat England’s Ryan McCarthy-Emily Westwood 21-14, 21-10.

The four-gold haul also surpassed Malaysia’s three-gold effort in the previous edition in 2008, in which badminton contributed two gold medals.

National junior coach Yap Kim Hock was pleased with his charges’ efforts.

“The seven-medal haul is quite unexpected. Our job here is now complete but the next challenge for the junior shuttlers will be the World Junior Championships in Taiwan in November,” said Kim Hock.

Meanwhile, Malaysia finished empty-handed in both cycling and swimming.

In cycling, Ju Pha Som Net finished 11th in the women’s criterium race while Hamdan Hamidun was 24th in the men’s event.

In swimming, Tern Jian Han finished sixth in the men’s 200m butterfly while Erika Kong finished last in the women’s 200m breaststroke.

Malaysians Enter All Five Badminton Finals In The Youth Games

PETALING JAYA: A possible clean sweep of all five gold medals in badminton beckons for Malaysia for the first time in the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Isle of Man.

A gold medal is already assured in the women’s doubles after Chow Mei Kuan-Lee Meng Yean and Sonia Cheah-Yang Li Lian made it an all-Malaysian final affair.

Top seeded Mei Kuan-Meng Yean, the Asian Junior Championships runners-up, overcame Australia’s Jacqueline Guan-Gronya Somerville 21-7, 21-19 while the unseeded pair of Sonia-Li Lian beat Sri Lankan pair A. Rathnasiri- U. Samanthika 21-16, 22-20 in the semi-finals on Saturday.

Double challenge: Sonia Cheah is through to both the women’s singles and doubles finals of the Commonwealth Youth Games’ badminton competition in the Isle of Man.

Reigning Asian junior champion Zulfadli Zulkifli did not allow a right leg injury to hinder him in his quest to deliver the men’s singles gold for Malaysia.

Zulfadli sustained the injury during the match against India’s P. Joshi 21-13, 19-21, 21-19 but slogged through reach the semi-finals in the morning.

The top seeded Malaysian seeked treatment later and was forced to concede a walkover in the doubles quarter-finals match partnering Joo Ven against England’s Ryan McCarthy-Tom Wolfenden.

He returned to the court in the afternoon to beat England’s Ryan Walker 21-12, 21-10 to reach the singles final.

Another representative, Soong Joo Ven was shown the exit with a 12-21, 15-21 defeat by India’s S. Verma, who later reached the final from the bottom half of the draw.

Sonia also advanced to the women’s singles final and will take on Pusaria Sindhu of India for the gold medal.

Third seeded Sonia overcame a fighting Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland 21-19, 10-21, 21-11 while Li Lian failed to get the better of the top seeded Indian shuttler in her semi-finals match. Li Lian lost 12-21, 10-21.

The top junior men’s doubles pairing of Nelson Heg-Teo Ee Yi will be gunning for gold when they take on the English pairing of McCarthy-Wolfenden in the final.

Nelson-Ee Yi marched to the final after beating Canadian pair Nathan Choi-Nyi Yakura 21-17, 21-11.

Ee Yi-Mei Kuan ensured Malaysia have a representative in the mixed doubles as well after reaching the final, where they will face Indian challengers Srikanth Kidambi-Maneesha Kukkapalli.

National junior coach Yap Kim Hock is confident Malaysia will better their achievement from the previous edition in Pune, India two years ago.

In the 2008 edition, the Malaysian contingent won three gold, five silver and four bronze medals with badminton accounting for two golds and shooting contributing one.

“One gold medal is already in the bag and we hope to get two more at least.

“Badminton should deliver the most medals this time as we are also hopeful of getting two more bronze medals in the mixed doubles (Nelson-Meng Yean) and women’s singles (Li Lian),” said Kim Hock.

In athletics, Ali Ashraf Razali did well to finish fourth in the men’s 100m hurdles final clocking 14.06.

In cycling, Ju Pha Som Net was placed eighth in the women’s 60km road race while Hamdan Hamidun ended 35th in the men’s 100km event.

Swimmers Tern Jian Han and Chi Chia Khian were fifth and sixth in the men’s 100m butterfly while Erika Kong earned a fifth placing in the women’s 50m breaststroke.

Malaysia sent a 23-member strong contingent to compete in four of the seven sports contested.

Youth Commonwealth Games: OCM Targets Three Medals

THE Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) has set a realistic target of three medals for the 2011 Youth Commonwealth Games in the Isle of Man, the United Kingdom, which starts on Thursday.

Malaysia will be sending a 23-member contingent comprising 18 athletes and five coaches to compete in four of the seven sports contested, namely badminton, athletics, cycling and swimming.


Malaysia will not participate in boxing, gymnastics and rugby sevens.

Chef-de-Mission Rosmanizam Abdullah said the "realistic" target was due to the omission of weightlifting from the Games, a favourite sport for Malaysia to win medals.

"Although it is a very low target compared with the previous editions, any target set must be realistic," he said after receiving the Jalur Gemilang from OCM honorary secretary Datuk Sieh Kok Chi at Wisma OCM yesterday. Malaysia's medal hopes hinge on badminton through Asian Youth Championships men's singles champion Zulfadli Zulkifli and women silver medallists Chow Mei Kuan-Lee Meng Yean.


In the first edition in Edinburgh, Scotland, Malaysia won one gold, three silver and four bronze medals and improved on that haul at the second edition in Bendigo, Australia with six gold, nine silver and three bronze, four years later.

In the 2008 edition held in Pune, India, the Malaysian contingent won three gold, five silver and four bronze medals with badminton accounting for two gold and shooting contributing one.


The contingent leave for the Isle Of Man today.


The first edition of the Youth Commonwealth Games was hosted by Scotland in 2000 and is held every four years, the same year as the Olympics.

In 2005, however, the Commonwealth Games Federation decided that the Games that feature athletes below the age of 18, would not be held the same year as the Olympics. -- Bernama

Read more: Youth Commonwealth Games: OCM targets three medals http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/klkl_w__w/Article#ixzz1XEW6ISGh

IV Commonwealth Youth Games 2011

7 - 13 September 2011

BJSS Participant List:

1. Tan Kok Lim ( Teacher )

Athletics Schedule : 9 ~ 11 September 2011

2. Alif Ashraf Mohd Razali

3. Harith Ammar Mohd Sobri










Swimming Schedule : 9 ~ 11 September 2011

4. Tern Jian Han
5. Chi Chia Kian














Cycling Schedule : 9 ~ 12 September 2011


6.  Nurul Nadia Mohamad Fauzi
7. Ju Pha Somnet 
8. Hamdan Hamidon

Badminton Schedule : 9 ~ 11 September 2011


9. Soong Joo Ven
10. Chow Mei Kuan
11. Lee Meng Yean 

Commonwealth Youth Ga­­mes Contingent

Chef de mission: Rosmanizam Abdullah

Athletics: Harith Ammar Mohd Sobri, Alif Ashraf Mohd Razali.

Badminton: Nelson Heg Wei Keat, Teo Ee Yi, Zulfadli Zulkifli, Soong Joo Ven, Sonia Cheah, Yang Li Lian, Chow Mei Kuan, Lee Meng Yean.

Cycling: Muhd Arfy Qhairant Amran, Hamdan Hamidun, Ju Pha Som Net, Nurul Nadia Mohamad Fauzi.

Swimming: Tern Jian Han, Chi Chia Khian, Hii Siew Siew, Erika Kong Chia Chia.

Modest Target Due To Fewer Athletes, Says Rosmanizam

KUALA LUMPUR: The Olympic Coun­cil of Malaysia (OCM) have set a modest target for the 2011 Com­monwealth Youth Games which will be held in the Isle of Man from to­­mor­row to Sept 13.

This is the fourth time that Malay­sia will be competing in the Games.

Malaysia returned home from the inaugural Games in Edinburgh, Scot­land, in 2000 with one gold, three silver and four bronze medals.

We can do it: Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) secretary Datuk Sieh Kok Chi (third from right) handing over the Jalur Gemilang to chef de mission Rosmanizam Abdullah (centre) at the Wisma OCM Monday. — S.S.KANESAN / The Star

Four years later, Malaysia had a haul of 6-9-4 in Bendigo, Australia. In 2008, Malaysia finished seventh out of 71 nations with a haul of 3-4-6 in Pune, India.

Chef de mission Rosmanizam Ab­­dullah said “we have not specified the number of medals targeted this time due to the small contingent of 18 athletes competing in the Isle of Man”.

“We are looking at a lower medal tally,” he said at the flag-handing over ceremony at the Wisma OCM yesterday.

This year’s edition will feature seven sports, two fewer than in Pune, and will see the participation of 68 other Commonwealth nations.

The seven are athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, rug­by Sevens and swimming. Malaysia will only compete in athletics, badminton, cycling and swimming.