{"id":13959,"date":"2022-05-17T12:35:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T04:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13959"},"modified":"2022-05-17T12:35:12","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T04:35:12","slug":"khairi-adib-wins-gold-in-dramatic-silat-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=13959","title":{"rendered":"Khairi Adib wins gold in dramatic silat final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HANOI, May 17<\/strong> – Muhammad Khairi Adib Azhar won a gold medal for the national silat squad in a dramatic final in the Men’s class B silat competition (50-55kg) at the 31st SEA Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Khairi Adib was trailing nine points with four seconds left in the bout at 50-59, the action of his opponent Khoirudin Mustakim in kicking him in the face brought consequences to the Indonesian exponent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After video review, the jury handed the Indonesian competitor a 10-point deduction for violating the rules of the competition, thus giving Khairi Adib a one-point advantage, making the score 50-49 in his favour which stood till the end of the bout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The 20-year-old’s feat continued the legacy of his father Azhar Ahmad who won a gold medal when Malaysia hosted the 2001 SEA Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When met by reporters, Khairi Adib said he was very grateful for the success because his mission in Hanoi was to win a gold medal after only winning bronze in the 2019 edition in Manila where he lost to the same opponent in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asked whether his victory was due to luck because his opponent was given a 10-point penalty, Khairi Adib said the matter did not arise because he had given a fierce fight from the beginning to the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“When I was behind (with only four seconds left), I tried to calm my mind and leave it to Allah SWT, and Alhamdulilah (thanks to Allah), I managed to win the gold medal,”<\/em> said Khairi Adib, who also thanked his coach Mazlan Shaari and the senior exponents in the squad for their guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Khairi Adib added that before he left for Hanoi, both his parents had also urged him to do his best and bring glory to the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, two national women exponents had to be satisfied with the silver medal after they lost in their respective finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siti Rahmah Mohamed Nasir, who is also a four-time world champion and had hoped to win gold in Hanoi, lost 32-39 at the hands of host exponent Quang Thi Thu Nghia in the Women’s F class (70-75kg).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compatriot Siti Shazwana Ajak, who was the first in action in the finals today, lost 22-30 to Nurul Suhaila Mohamed Saiful of Singapore in the Women’s E class (65-70kg).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another Malaysian exponent, Billage Nakang, also had to be satisfied with the silver when he lost to Vietnam’s Le Van Toan in the final of the Men’s Open (110kg)  category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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