BANGKOK: National judo exponent Amir Daniel Abdul Majeed delivered Malaysia’s first gold in the sport at the SEA Games when he won the men’s Under-81kg event yesterday.
The 21-year-old beat Ferrer John Viron of the Philippines at Rajamangala Auditorium, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi in the final.
He had earlier beat Indonesian Hartato Diki in the semi-finals.
Amir’s gold is an improvement from the bronze he won in the under 73kg event two editions ago.
Meanwhile, Nor Izzatul Fazlia Mohamad Tahir won the bronze medal in the women’s under 78 kg judo event. — Bernama
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