Alia on target despite ordeal

Aim high: National shooter Alia Sazana Azahari (and below) in action during the 25m women pistol final at the SEA Games in Thailand.— MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

PETALING JAYA: National pistol shooter Alia Sazana Azahari has ended the year as the second best in the Asian Shooting Confedera­tion rankings this year – a remarkable achievement considering that she had battled a serious medical issue.

The Malaysian finished below Vietnam’s Thu Vinh Trinh in the women’s 25m pistol while China’s Zhang Yueyue came in third as the curtain came down on the shooting competitions.