GLASGOW: National artistic gymnast Rachel Yeoh advanced to the uneven bars final after finishing third out of 49 gymnasts in the qualifying round at Glasgow International Arena on Saturday.
Rachel joins Sharul Aimy in bid to make a mark in the sport. Sharul had earlied booked his final spots in the floor exercise and vault.
The duo were part of athletes who were in action on Saturday as Malaysia had both successes and failures on the second day of the Commonwealth Games action.
In swimming, para swimmer Ethan Khoo Yin Jun finished fourth in the men’s 200m freestyle with a time of 2:5.25s, while four able-bodied Malaysian swimmers - Khiew Hoe Yean, Tan Khai Xin, Lim Yin Chuen and Arvin Shaun Singh Chahal - failed to make it pass their heats at Tollcross International Swimming Centre.
Hoe Yean finished 10th overall out of 27 participants with a time of 3.54.23s, and Khai Xin placed 14th with a time of 3.57.54s in the men’s 400 m freestyle event.
Yin Chuen and Arvin were joint 28th out of 68 swimmers in the men’s 50m freestyle event.
Meanwhile, the men’s 3x3 wheelchair basketball team suffered a heartbreaking loss in their opening Group B match against Wales, who beat them 13-14 in the dying moments of the game at Scottish Event Campus (SEC).
Good news came from lawn bowling, as men’s singles player Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple and the women’s pair of Aleena Ahmad Nawawi-Syafiqa Haidar Afif Abdul Rahman enjoyed their third consecutive win in their group.
The focus on Sunday (July 26) will be on weightlifting, as two defending champions, Mohd Aniq Kasdan and Aznil Bidin begin their gold medal defence at SEC Armadilo.
Aniq will compete in the men’s 60kg category, while Aznil will be looking for his third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal in the men’s 65 kg category.
The swim team of Hoe Yean, Arvin, Yin Chuen and Khai Xin will get another chance to shine when they compete in the men’s 4x200 m freestyle relay race.
Malaysian contingent currently have one bronze medal courtesy of powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin in the men’s lightweight category. - Bernama
