Silat fight over judging error

By R. KIRUBASHINI

BANGKOK: The pencak silat competition ended on Wednesday but not without controversy.

In the women’s 50-55kg quarter-final match between national silat exponent Nor Farah Mazlan and Thailand’s Chongtima Rueanthong, there was an altercation between a Malaysian coach and a referee after a dispute in the scoring at Impact Arena in Bangkok on Monday.

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