‘We don’t want to stop at six golds’
Published on: Monday, August 08, 2022
By: Bernama
Joe Ee (centre) delivered Malaysia’s sixth gold of the Games when she won the ribbon rhythmic gymnastics event.
BIRMINGHAM: Despite having successfully achieved the target of six golds two days before the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games comes to an end today (Monday), the Malaysian contingent is eager to add more gold medals to their collection.Malaysia’s chef-de-mission Datuk Shahrul Zaman Yahya, who was relieved that national rhythmic gymnast, Ng Joe Ee won two gold medals Saturday and successfully helped Malaysia achieve their target for the Games, is optimistic that the national contingent will continue to fight and bring even more success at the current Games.
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He said Joe Ee’s success was a welcome surprise for the national contingent after the rhythmic gymnastic squad’s main gold medal prospect, Koi Sie Yan, missed her opportunity to grab a podium position after finishing fourth in the ribbon event. “Personally, I want Malaysia to achieve more than what we had achieved in Gold Coast 2018,” he told reporters after witnessing the last day of rhythmic gymnastics competition at Birmingham Arena here, Saturday.
The Malaysian contingent brought home seven gold, five silver and 12 bronze medals at the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Shahrul Zaman believes badminton, lawn bowls and squash are capable of adding to the country’s gold collection.
Joe Ee, who made her Commonwealth Games debut, emerged as a national hero on day nine when she contributed gold number five in the ball discipline and then, a few hours later, delivered the much-awaited gold number six in the ribbon final thus helping the country achieve the six-gold target set for this edition here.
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In addition to the six golds, Malaysia also managed to grab five silvers and four bronzes here, thus far.
Meanwhile, the success of 16-year-old Kuala Lumpur lass Joe Ee means that the rhythmic gymnastic squad managed to surpass the goal of one gold set for them at this prestigious sports event.
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The feat also ensured the youngster made history as the first Malaysian gymnast to win two individual gold medals at the same Games.
The national rhythmic gymnastics team also saw Izzah Amzan chipping in with a bronze in the clubs final on the last day of the event.
Over at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre, divers Nur Dhabitah Sabri-Wendy Ng Yan Yee brought joy to the Malaysian camp when they bagged silver in the women’s 3-metre (m) springboard synchronised final. On Friday, Muhammad Syafiq Puteh-Gabriel Gilbert Daim delivered the diving squad’s first medal when they too won silver in the men’s 3m springboard synchronised final.
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