Family affair: Yoong Hanifah siblings Aiden (gold), Aaliyah (gold), and Adam (bronze) made it a grand day by shining in the waterski events at the Asian Championships in Bangkok on Saturday (June 28).
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian waterski team got their campaign in the Asian Championships, to a splendid start by winning two gold medals in Thailand, thanks to the Yoong siblings on Saturday (June 28).
Aaliyah Yoong Hanifah won the women's Open tricks gold medal while younger brother Aiden claimed the men’s Open tricks gold at Rabbit Lake in Minburi, Bangkok.
Aaliyah scored 7130 points to beat Indonesia’s Nailah Putri, who scored 3640, while Japan’s Saaya Hirosawa came in third with 3520.
Aiden, 19, won his first-ever open men’s tricks in the Asian Championships with a new personal best and national record of 5700 points, defeating Jo Nakamura of Japan with 5490 points in second.
Malaysia had another medal through younger brother Adam Yoong Hanifah, who claimed the bronze medal in the men’s tricks event with 4520 points.
The 21-year-old Aaliyah was thrilled to have her brothers on the podium as well, and is confident to get more medals at the event.
"I’m super happy that my brothers also climbed the podium in the men’s tricks. Hopefully, there will be more golds to come in the slalom and jump finals," she said.
