Fathin helps UMS surpass two-gold target at meet
Published on: Saturday, February 10, 2018
Kota Kinabalu: Fathin Faqinah Yusuf helped Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) to surpass their two-gold target in the Malaysian Higher Learning Institution Sports Meet (Sukit) at UKM, Friday.The Tawau lass put behind her fourth place finish in the women 400m final held a day earlier by winning the 200m to give the contingent their third gold in the competition.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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The victory was all the sweeter for Fathin as she managed to beat Thai runner Montita Sombotchai from Suratthani Rajabhat University while Tanalaksiumy Mahenthiran Rayer from Help University in third.
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The 18-member UMS team concluded their campaign with a total of three gold medals with the other coming from Cristina Ideris in women karate kumite +68kg and the Taekwondo Poomsae mixed pair of Armay Radi and Nur Ifa Husnah Saiful while the silver medals came from Cristina in silat, men poomsae team (Song Lubiou, Dominic Sew Khai Yuan, Bernicael Bernard Anak Megol) and women team poomsae (Helena A'An Lisu, Cheong Pui Yen) as well as one from men individual (Ahmady Radi), and the only bronze came from women individual (Cheong Pui Yien). - GL Oh