PETALING JAYA: Nur Suryani Taibi (pic) has produced a five-star performance at the Tun Haniff Trophy tournament.
The 36-year-old Armed Forces shooter picked up her fifth gold in the 10m air rifle individual event at the Sarawak Shooting Range in Kuching.
She also stands a good chance of winning her sixth gold medal when she competes in the 10m air rifle mixed team event with Mohd Ezuan Nasir Khan today.
Yesterday, Nur Suryani scored 624.7 points to beat Perak’s silver medallist Nor Farhaza Mohd Fadzil (612.4) and bronze medallist Nurul Athirah Huzaimi (612.3).
The win cements her reputation as the best rifle women shooter in the country after she had earlier won the 50m rifle prone (individual and team) and also the 50m rifle three positions (individual and team).
However, the 36-year-old feels that she has to perform better at the Asian Shooting Championships in Doha and the SEA Games in Manila.
“This meet is among states, so you’re competing with fellow Malaysians. The stakes are a lot higher in international competitions,” said Nur Suryani.
“My results are improving and I’m glad but I know I should be doing better.
“The Asian meet and SEA Games are in November. To do well, I have to double my training time and fix some of my techniques.”
Her fantastic outing in Sarawak should give her some confidence before the two competitions but she begs to differ.
“I cannot say that my confidence level is high.
“This tournament is like a warm-up, to get the feel of a competition.
“My scores also don’t really matter at this time.
“I broke the national record in the 50m rifle three positions on Thursday but the score would only get me into the final in international competitions.
“It won’t win me any medals. So I need to train much harder.”
Meanwhile, Police’s Bibiana Ng bagged a double in the 25m pistol event when she won the individual and team competitions.
In the individual, she scored 575 points to beat Armed Forces’ Siti Nor Masitah Mohd Badrin (566) and Joseline Cheah (564).
She then partnered Sarifah Zalina Syed Zirazilah and Nurzaini Ismail to shoot down 1,636 points in the team event to beat Armed Forces (1,589) and Selangor (1,578).
The 36-year-old Armed Forces shooter picked up her fifth gold in the 10m air rifle individual event at the Sarawak Shooting Range in Kuching.
She also stands a good chance of winning her sixth gold medal when she competes in the 10m air rifle mixed team event with Mohd Ezuan Nasir Khan today.
Yesterday, Nur Suryani scored 624.7 points to beat Perak’s silver medallist Nor Farhaza Mohd Fadzil (612.4) and bronze medallist Nurul Athirah Huzaimi (612.3).
The win cements her reputation as the best rifle women shooter in the country after she had earlier won the 50m rifle prone (individual and team) and also the 50m rifle three positions (individual and team).
However, the 36-year-old feels that she has to perform better at the Asian Shooting Championships in Doha and the SEA Games in Manila.
“This meet is among states, so you’re competing with fellow Malaysians. The stakes are a lot higher in international competitions,” said Nur Suryani.
“My results are improving and I’m glad but I know I should be doing better.
“The Asian meet and SEA Games are in November. To do well, I have to double my training time and fix some of my techniques.”
Her fantastic outing in Sarawak should give her some confidence before the two competitions but she begs to differ.
“I cannot say that my confidence level is high.
“This tournament is like a warm-up, to get the feel of a competition.
“My scores also don’t really matter at this time.
“I broke the national record in the 50m rifle three positions on Thursday but the score would only get me into the final in international competitions.
“It won’t win me any medals. So I need to train much harder.”
Meanwhile, Police’s Bibiana Ng bagged a double in the 25m pistol event when she won the individual and team competitions.
In the individual, she scored 575 points to beat Armed Forces’ Siti Nor Masitah Mohd Badrin (566) and Joseline Cheah (564).
She then partnered Sarifah Zalina Syed Zirazilah and Nurzaini Ismail to shoot down 1,636 points in the team event to beat Armed Forces (1,589) and Selangor (1,578).
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