KUALA LUMPUR: The national shooting squad are fielding a line-up of ace shooters to hunt for success at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand this December.
Major (rtd) Jasni Shaari, team manager for the SEA Games squad, said their main hopes for gold are placed on Johnathan Wong, Nur Suryani Mohd Taibi and Alia Sazana Azahari, all of whom have extensive experience competing on the international stage, including the Olympics and World Championships.
He said a total of 29 shooters will carry the nation’s challenge in three main events involving pistol, rifle and shotgun in Thailand.
“Undeniably, Vietnam and Indonesia are strong, but they are also apprehensive of us. We have our ace shooters – Johnathan, Nur Suryani and Alia, all experienced in international shooting.
“So we anticipate many medals, and we can get up to four golds,” he said when met by reporters during the visit of the SEA Games chef-de-mission Nurul Huda Abdullah at the shooting squad’s training venue at Gymnasium 3 of the National Sports Council (MSN), Bukit Jalil, yesterday.
He also described the current line-up of shooters as capable of challenging for the overall championship title of the biennial sporting event. — Bernama
