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ASEAN

The Individual Golds to Malaysia

By : Atiqa Photos : Riza Azziff

T he 2nd ASG Golf

event is now over.
Congratulations to
Malaysian Boys Golf BRUNEI
Team as they conquered
the golf course to win
gold in both the team and
individual categories.
Low Khai Jei was the CAMBODIA
hero as he managed to
play consistently for the
past four days to capture
the gold medal. His
performance spurred the
team to do likewise. INDONESIA
Although Malaysia’s
Kelly Tan Guan Tat also Thai boys’ team (silver),
match her scores causing
won the gold medal for the Singapore and Indonesia
them to lose out to the Thais
individual girls’ category, her (boys and girls teams
by a narrow margin. Other MALAYSIA
WEATHER FORECAST counterparts were unable to respectively)
18 July 2010 medal winners include the

Morning : Sunny More Gold Medals for the Last Day

Afternoon : Rain By : Syaifullah Nasir Photo :Syuhaib

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Minimum
Maximum
: 25oC
: 34oC I t was another challenging competition for ASG2 swim- gold medals for their coun-
mers on the third day as eight gold medals were offered tries.
for the day. There was fierce competition in order to deliver Ultimately, Thailand
PHILIPPINES

ruled the pool as their

Time Event Venue Time Event Venue swimmers delivered three
gold medals out of the SINGAPORE
Badminton Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium Netball Olympic Hall, Bukit Jalil Sports
0900hrs eight offered. Both Malay-
Individual competition 1115hrs Finals School,Kuala Lumpur
sia and Indonesia won
Volleyball Subang Jaya Municipal Council 1230hrs Giving Prize Ceremony
0900hrs
Finals (G) Indoor Stadium, Serdang, Seri Artistic Gymnastic National Sports Council
two gold medals and the
1100hrs other gold medal was
Finals (B) Kembangan,Selangor 1400-1800 Competition II (MAG) Gymnasium 1 & 3, Bukit Jalil, THAILAND
Basketball MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur won by Singapore.
1000hrs Finals (G) Rhythmic Gymnastics National Sports Council 8 gold medals are up
1200hrs Finals (B) Competition 2 : Individual Gymnasium 1 & 3, Bukit Jalil, for grabs on the last day of
Hockey National Sports Council Tun Razak 0800-1800 All Round Kuala Lumpur the ASG2 swimming com-
1700hrs petition in the Boys and
Finals Hockey Stadium,Kuala Lumpur Rope, Hoop, Ball & Ribbon
Girls 200 meters breast- VIETNAM
Sepak Takraw Precint 11 Communities Hall, Darul Ehsan Aquatic Center, Shah
0900hrs 0900-1600 Swimming
Inter Regu Finals Precint 11, Putrajaya Alam,Selangor stroke, 100 meters Free-
National Sports Council Stadium, style and 4x100 meters
0800-1720 Track And Field
Kuala Lumpur Freestyle relay.

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 No : 6 18 July 2010 No : 6 18 July 2010

What Makes Hockey Fun?

By: Khalid Termizi
Like Father, Like
SATURDAY (18 JULY 2010)
Photo: Sallezad
“Hockey is everything! You have to
Daughter
By: Atiqa ARTISTIC GYMNASTIC 2 Nur Hidayah Abd Wahid Malaysia

think and act in a split second,” Photos: Riza Azziff Rank Athelete Country Score 3 Suthinee Ornman
SEPAK TAKRAW (Inter-Regu)
Thailand

1 Tracie Ang Malaysia 53.600

explained the Malaysian and Singa- 2 Do Thi Van Anh Vietnam 49.375
Match
1
Team
Thailand A vs Indonesia B
Result
42 - 23
Winner
Thailand A
porean umpires. Hockey is not an 3 Nurhasleen Fatihin Malaysia 48.050 2 Malaysia A vs Thailand B 42 - 30 Thailand B
BADMINTON
easy game.
SWIMMING
Singles 800 Meter Freestyle (Girls)

Kamarulzaman Abdul Boys Girls 1

2
Thailand
Indonesia
9:11.00s
9:15.76s
MAS vs INA MAS MAS vs THA MAS
Rahman, the Malaysian umpire, VIE vs INA INA INA vs PHI PHI
3 Indonesia 9:16.58s
1500 Meter Freestyle (Boys)
says that hockey is all about team- Doubles 1 Panyawee, S Thailand 16:10.22s
Boys Girls
work and stamina. Teamwork is MAS vs THA MAS MAS vs INA MAS
2
3
Teo, Z.R
Vernon, L
Singapore
Malaysia
16:25.72s
16:26.56s

crucial to make a team effective. INA vs PHI PHI THA vs MAS MAS
Boys
50 Meter Freestyle
Girls
Mixed Doubles
Stamina, on the other hand, is MAS vs THA MAS
1 Thailand 1 Malaysia

challenging than football. He enjoys

2 Singapore 2 Thailand
required to take control of the field. MAS vs INA MAS 3 Singapore 3 Thailand

He also added that hockey is being an umpire as he gets to observe Team

BASKETBALL
Score Winner Boys
100 Meter Butterfly
Girls

not like football. Hockey is a game
with a stick and this makes it more
different players and different styles Indonesia vs Malaysia (Girls) 62 – 70 Malaysia 1 Indonesia 1 Singapore
2 Thailand 2 Thailand
of play. Thailand vs Philippines (Girls)
Philipphines vs Singapore(Boys)
87 – 72
82 – 88
Thailand
Singapore
3 Malaysia 3 Malaysia
4x100 M Medley Relay
Malaysia vs Thailand(Boys) 75 – 55 Malaysia

Hope For Double Victory…

Boys Girls
1 Indonesia 1 Malaysia
GOLF
2 Singapore 2 Indonesia
Individual 3 Malaysia 3 Thailand
By: Hani Boy Girl VOLLEY BALL
Photo : Najmuddin 1 Low Khai Jei (MAS) 1 Kelly Tan Guan Tat Boy Girl

I
(MAS) Team Result Team Result
now proceed to the finals where they Thailand vs THA (3 – 0) Thailand vs Singapore THA (3 – 0)
t is hard not to recognize Kelly 2 M.Azman Basharuddin 2 Ika Woro Palupi (INA)
will meet Malaysia. A confident Law- (MAS) Indonesia

Tan Guan Tat at the golf course 3 Chung Hong Zheng (SIN) 3 Ornnicha Konsunthea
Singapore vs MAS (3 -0) Malaysia vs Indonesia INA (3 – 0)

rach Tontongkum, the coach of the (THA)

Malaysia

during the 2nd ASG Golf events, as TRACK & FIELD

Thai team expects them to continue Team Shot Put (Girl)
she is the girl with the ubiquitous Boy Girl 1 Sawitri Thongchao Thailand 12.61 m
their outstanding performance in the 1 Malaysia 1 Thailand 2 Eki Febri Ekawati Indonesia 12.10 m
umbrella.
finals. 2 Thailand 2 Malaysia 3 Hannah Lee Shih-Yan Singapore 12.04 m

Being the most dominant 3 Singapore 3 Indonesia

Triple Jump (Boy)

The Thais superb perfor- HOCKEY

1 Natthakorn Thailand 15.27 m (1.2)
golfer in the girls’ category, it was no 2 Nattapong Iamrod Thailand 15.11 m (1.6)
mance continued amongst their girls Match Team Result Winner 3 A.A.G.N Satria W Indonesia 14.53 m (1.5)
surprise to discover that her father, 1 Thailand vs Indonesia 5-1 Thailand Pole Vault (Girl)
team. Their players were over- 2 Brunei vs Malaysia 0-8 Malaysia 1 Penpisut Prasai Thailand 3.10 m
Mr. Tan is also an amateur golfer.
whelmed with joy after defeating NETBALL 2 Farrah Wahida Malaysia 2.80 m

Asked if she has the intention to turn Team Score Winner

3 Nur Nadira Natalia Malaysia 2.80 m
Singapore with a similar score of 3-0 Malaysia vs Thailand 78 – 10 Malaysia
Hammer Throw (Boy)
pro, she confidently replied, “Yes, 1 Jackie Wong Siew Cheer Malaysia 68.64 m (MR)
to also secure their place in the finals. Brunei vs Singapore 33 – 65 Singapore 2 Boonkong Sanepoot Thailand 52.96 m
Madam Parawee Hoisang, the assistant Chef- De- someday.” RHYTHMIC GYMNASTIC
Madam Parawee Hoisang, the
3 Panyawut Bumroong Thailand 38.18 m
Mission of Thailand Her next tournament is the 1 Elaine Koon Malaysia 200m (Girl)

I
assistant Chef- De- Mission of Thai- 1 Supawan Thipat Thailand 24.88 s (MR)
t was the semi final match Golf Club Championships (GCC) 2 Pimpika Kannikom Thailand 25.30 s

between Thailand and Indonesia

land felt proud of her nation’s
which will be held in Kuala Lumpur Medal Tally * Updated on 17 July 2010 ( 1835 hrs)
3 Zaidatul Husna Zulkifli
200m (Boy)
Malaysia 25.48 s

achievements. She hopes that they 1 Amir Fakhri Bin Ismail Malaysia 21.85 s (MR)
in the volleyball tournament at SJMC this December. COUNTRY GOLD SILVER BRONZE TOTAL
will continue their winning streak 2 Hisyam Alias Malaysia 22.18 s

Indoor Stadium. 3 Kittisak Phiraksa Thailand 22.27 s

and win gold in both event.

22 22 12 56
800m (Girl)
The Thai team won quite ...it was no surprise to discover that her
1
2
Nguyen Thi Huyen
Ranjitha D/O Raja
Vietnam
Singapore
2 m 14.76 s (MR)
2 m 23.74 s
easily with a score of 3-0. They will father, Mr. Tan is also an amateur MALAYSIA 3 Sunisa Pedbanna Thailand 2 m 29.52 s
1500m (Boy)

We Do Love Malaysia! golfer...

22 20 19 61
1
2
3
Duong Van Thai
Kesavan A/L Maniam
Vuttichai Khunklaeo
Vietnam
Malaysia
Thailand
4 m 00.82 s (MR)
4 m 03.97 s (SMR)
4 m 05.38 s (SMR)
By : Min THAILAND

w
Photo : Suhaib
henever there is a match for
Thailand, their supporters will
drums), vuvuzelas, and whistles to
aid them in cheering for the Thais.
10 10 11 31 Prayer Time (Kuala Lumpur)
INDONESIA : 0539
always be there cheering for them. They practised for about two week Imsak
Ever wonder who they are? They are
actually 42 students from SMK Jalan
for this task. Their contribution paid
off as the Thais won the GOLD medal
7 4 7 18 Subuh : 0549
VIETNAM
Reko, Kajang. These students have for the team event. Syuruk : 0711
been randomly selected by their teach-
ers to participate in this 2nd ASG.
The teacher-in-charge, Puan 2 6 15 23 : 1322
Roshidah Tahir said “This doesn’t SINGAPORE Zohor
They are indeed honoured to be shoul- mean we don’t love Malaysia. We
dering this big responsibility as this is
an international event.
have been given the privilege of 0 1 1 2 Asar : 1646
participating by the Ministry of Edu- PHILIPPINES Magrib : 1931
The students showed their cation and it is an excellent opportu-
sheer determination and commitment nity for Malaysia to showcase our 0 0 1 1 Isyak : 2045
as they brought in kompangs (local students as well.” BRUNEI
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Tracy Did It! The Malaysian Tiger Roars Weather Did Not Stop Her From Winning
By : Jega Divashini
New Experience
By : Sugeetha By: Jega Divashini
By: Sugeetha Photo : Sallezad
Photo : Mohd Hanafee
Photo: Riza
Photo: Mohd Hanafee Despite the sweltering heat,
It was a good start
Penpisut Prisai from Thailand
Tracy Ang, 17, from Malaysia for Malaysia’s
did not lose her hope and confi-
emerged as the gold medallist in the Hamzaruddin, 17,
dence to perform well in the
Women Artistic Gymnastics who won the silver
event. Penpisut won again the
(W.A.G.) Individual event. She is medal for the Men
final pole vault for the women’s
from the Bukit Jalil Sports School and Artistic Gymnas-
category yesterday evening.
has been involved in artistic gymnas- tics (M.A.G.) event
Her great jump cleared 3.10
tics for the past 10 years. She prac- at his first ASG this
metres. However, her previous
tises twice a day and is inspired by year. His 9 years in the artistic
ASEAN Schools Games record
her parents, coach and friends. gymnastics world have prepared
of 3.20 metres remains
She was very happy and him to perform his best for Malay-
unbeaten.
satisfied with her performance. She sia. Moreover, the words of
Tailing close behind
has made new friends from the other encouragement from his beloved
were Malaysians, Farrah Wahida who won the silver while Nur Nadira Nata-
contingents and is confident she will family are his ultimate strength.
lia won the bronze. Both jumped and cleared 2.80 metres.
perform well throughout the ASG. Thi Van Anh and Nur Hasleen Fatihin He dedicates his win to Malaysia
Even at this young age, Tracy aims to bagged the bronze medal. On the and hopes for the best for the Shot putter, Eki Febri Ekawati from
compete in the Commonwealth whole, all the gymnasts put on a Malaysian contingent. This Malay- Filipino Masterminds End Indonesia’s Stride Indonesia is delighted to participate
Games in the future. The silver stellar performance that captivated the sian tiger aspires to participate in By: Alicia Lim Photo: Jaja in this year’s ASEAN Schools
medal was clinched by Vietnam’s Do judges and audience. the Olympic Games in the future. Filipino doubles pair, Peter Gabriel Games. This is the first time she is
Keep going, boy! Magnaye and Philip Joper Escueta participating in an international
Individual All Round: Elaine Did It! played a very clever game to end Indo- event and she really hopes to do her
By: Banu Piriya Photo : Sallezad
The National Sports Council Gymna-
Towards the End nesia’ stride into the badminton finals. best to make her country proud.
sium played host to a spectacular show of the Journey With continuous, precise attacks, they
managed to prevent the Indonesian
In yesterday’s shot putt final
women’s category, Eki clinched the
of the individual all-round rhythmic
gymnastics. A total of 10 gymnasts from By: Zalilah Photo: Mohd Hanafee duo, Ericson Rusdianto and Selvanus silver medal with a throw covering
Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singa- Geh from playing their normal game 12.10 metres. Thailand took the
pore and Malaysia performed to stun- and triumphed with a score of 21-15, gold.
ning choreography in the rope, hoop, 21-19. They will meet Malaysia’s top
doubles pair, Teo Ee Yi and Nelson
ball and ribbon routines. In the end,
Heng Wei Keat next. Will their ploy be Champions keep playing
three gymnasts with the highest scores
ascended the podium. Elaine Koon enough against the Malaysians? Let’s until they get it right.
from Malaysia emerged as the cham- wait and see...
pion with a total score of 98.875 points.
Following close behind, scoring 92.325
points was Nur Hidayah Abd Wahid
For the third time Malaysia won the
netball game against Thailand with
What a Game! When interviewed,
By: Alicia Lim
also from Malaysia. Suthinee Ornman the score of 78-10. As expected Photo: Sallezad Thomi noted that
did her country proud by taking the Malaysia led in the first quarter of the he felt regret for the
bronze medal with 78.575 points. Director General of Education Ministry of match and maintained it till the end. The badminton boys’ singles match errors made as he
Education Malaysia, Y. Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Haji Alimuddin bin Haji Mohd. Thailand tried to give an immense between Indonesian Thomi Azizan was so close to be
Dom was present as the guest of honour and awarded the medals to the challenge but they failed to do so. Mahbub and Malaysian Tan Kian in the finals
winners. The third victory for Malaysia from Meng proved to be the most hard- whereas Tan K.M.
the first day onwards gave Malaysia fought battle ever witnessed with expressed mixed
Thailand Prevails! the ticket to the final. On the other both of them having the score tied feelings of surprise
By : Banu Piriya Photo : Sallezad hand, the triumph belonged to three times in the first set alone, and joy as he
The rhythmic gymnastics’ individual all-around Singapore in their match against 20-20, 21-21 and 22-22. Too bad for couldn’t believe
competition might have seen the gold and silver Brunei with the score of 65-33. The Thomi though, as he succumbed to that he had made it
medals sealed by Malaysia. However, Thailand also first few minutes of the game were Tan K.M. with a close score of 24-22 into the finals.
earned a place in the hall of fame by coming in third. intimidating as Brunei was leading. in that set. Today in
Gymnast, Suthinee Ornman clinched the bronze However, Singapore managed to As for the next set, Thomi the Kuala Lumpur
medal and exclaimed with a huge smile, “I am so equalise and subsequently managed to defeat Tan K.M., 21-15 B a d m i n t o n
happy!” after the prize-giving ceremony. Coach conquered the game till the end. to set the stage for a deciding third Stadium, specta-
Ampaiporn Chaisiri was no less ecstatic. She said With the victory, Singapore will meet set. Unfortunately for Thomi, Tan tors can watch two
that Ornman’s achievement was dedicated to Thailand and hoped that the rest Malaysia in the final match. K.M. managed to defeat him once old rivals; Indonesian Wisnu Prasetyo and Malaysian Tan K.M., meet again.
of her charges would do better next year. Congratulations, Thailand! and for all in the third set, 21-17. This time around, let’s see if the Malaysian can beat the Indonesian.

They Deserved It…
By : Hani Photo : Najmuddin
“We tried our best but I must
admit, they deserved to win” said
Mr Palili, the Indonesia coach. His
team lost to Thailand by a 0-3
margin in the semi finals of the
boys volley ball match. “We had
very little time to prepare for this
Impenetrable Force Field
By : Daniel Chiam
Photo : Aminina
The Singaporean team was not
made up of 5 players but one. The
team worked their way into the
finals by beating the Philippines
88 – 82 at MABA stadium.
The Philippines were
quick with the counter attacks
and grabbed the first quarter of
the game. They showed aggres-
siveness in their attacks and
played with deadly accuracy and
speed. They were slick and made
many unexpected passes that
No : 6 18 July 2010
I Will Play On!
By: Daniel
Photo : Aminina
That was the spirit of Sarce Nensi
tournament and it was evident by Buaim, the sturdy Indonesian
our inability to counter the Thai’s player after being injured in the 4th
superb spiking. However, based on quarter of the game. The Indone-
their performance, I am optimistic sians played their hearts out in the
that my team will win the bronze” semi-final match in the girls’ tour-
he concluded. nament against the Malaysians at
the MABA stadium.
The Indonesian team was
accurate with their long shots and
good positions. They were quick in
passing and had good stamina.
They outran their opponents and
caught their managed to score many points.
opponents off However, all this was not enough
guard. to stop the Malaysian team. The
However, as Indonesians lost 70 – 62 to the
the second match Malaysian team.
quarter started, The home team put up a
the Singaporean strong defence. They blocked
team put an many of their opponents’ moves,
impenetrable making it difficult for them to
force field. This score. The centre players were
consisted of them excellent in retrieving rebounds
spreading their and scoring for the team. They
hands wide as a sparkled towards the end of the
shield from 4th quarter with outstanding skills
attack. Moreover, their counter and performances.
attacks were accurate and well coor- The Malaysians will now
dinated. Lester, the team captain, was proceed to the finals of the tourna-
the play maker of the game. He was ment with the “want to win”
slick in his passes and led his team to attitude for the next game.
victory. He is much to be feared by his
opponents. Winning means you're
“We play with integrity and
respect our opponents” commented
willing to go longer,
Kwang Loong Joe, the Singaporean work harder, and give
coach. He also commented that each more than anyone
team member had his own role. else.
No : 6 18 July 2010
Assured GOLD Time for Heroes
By : Min By: Khalid Termizi Photo: Sallezad
Photo : Suhaib
Similarly, Thailand A
won against Indonesia
B in straight sets of
21-15, 21-8 and took the
other place in the finals.
Both teams played
skilfully and main-
tained their excellent
performance.
A spectator, Munirah
Afifah Murad, said that
although Malaysia and
The GOLD medal for the inter- Indonesia fought hard in the semi-
regu sepak takraw competition is finals, Thailand’s outstanding perfor-
made for Thailand. They have mance has dashed their hopes.
consistently maintained a high Besides, she particularly admires the
performance in sepak takraw. In tekongs’ services. She added that the
the finals, the two Thai teams will fact they will be playing against each
The time has come! The final hockey
be competing against each other. other in the finals is proof of their match between Malaysia and Singa-
Thailand B secured their place in reputation. It looks like the Thais did pore will be held today. The teams
the finals by defeating Malaysia A it again!! will face each other once again at Tun
in straight sets of 21-12, 21-18. Razak Hockey Stadium. Four wins
for Malaysia and three wins for Singa-
Malaysia Remains pore. Malaysia had beaten Singapore
Unbeaten
last Thursday. Will Singapore turns
the tide or will history repeat itself?
By : Khalid Termizi Photo : Sallezad We shall see.
Tun Razak Hockey Stadium. It was “Malaysia is strong. But we
indeed surprising that Malaysia gave will be sure to give them a good
their all as they have already qualified game,” explained Singapore team
for the finals. The scorers of the game manager, Savinder Singh Dhillon,
were Kavin Kartik (5th minute), Shahril after Singapore’s match against Indo-
Sa’abah (13th minute), Anuar Abdul nesia.
Wahab (15th and 16th minute), Danger-
ous Lee (31st and 68th minute), Hairul-
nizam Mazlan (49th minute) and
Muhammad Rasul (51st minute). “We
are happy and satisfied with the match
as we were able to practice our tactics.
Malaysia maintained their unbeaten We will definitely do our best for tomor-
run in the 2nd ASG 2010 with another row,” expressed the Malaysian coach, Mr
resounding 8-0 win over Brunei at the Prakash.
Sepak Takraw’s working round
Unsung Heroes the clock even
before the
By : Min Photo : Suhaib tournament
began. Besides
The success of any tournament depends ensuring that the
on the efforts of many. These unsung venue and
heroes do their jobs behind the scene playing courts
quietly and without much hurrah. Rarely are in good
anybody acknowledges them or gives condition, they
them due credit. One such person is Mr. also check on
Alwi Awang who is the head of the balls, nets, and
technical sub-committee for sepak the score boards.
takraw. He said that they have been Kudos to the people behind the scenes!