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| Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:12 AM PST TWIN brothers Chew Lok Kin and Lok Hong provided the joy for the hosts at the third edition of Hooi Yee Sport Junior Badminton Championships at their training centre based at Sports Affairs' 15-court badminton hall in Taman Segar Perdana, Cheras recently. The duo, under the tutelage of former national women's doubles and mixed doubles shuttler Chor Hooi Yee, emerged as the surprise winners of the boys' Under-12 doubles contest. It was not smooth sailing for Lok Kin-Lok Hong as they came from a game down against Kedah's Abdul Jalil-Chua Soo Jeff before prevailing 13-21, 21-19, 21-12 in the final. Hooi Yee said Lok Kin-Lok Hong were lucky to force the championship match down to the wire. "Going into the final, their opponents (Abdul Jalil-Chua Soo Jeff) were considered as the stronger pair on paper. For the brothers, they have not been training regularly throughout the year as they also had to focus on their studies and other activities. "They only resumed training seriously a month before the recent tournament. It was a sweet return for them to secure the victory. After overcoming their opponents in a tight second game, they found their rhythm and won the decider convincingly," she added. The recent tournament drew almost 500 competitors in the 12 categories of the three-day meet. The boys competed in both singles and doubles in four age-groups — Under-10, Under-12, Under-14 and Under-16 — while the four sections for the girls were Under-10 singles, Under-13 singles, Under-13 doubles and Under-16 singles. Besides the entries from the Klang Valley, junior shuttlers from Kedah, Penang, Perak, Negri Sembilan, Malacca and Johor also joined the occasion. Hooi Yee admitted the stronger northern contenders, including entries from Penang and Kedah, added excitement and offered tougher competition in the three-day meet. The visitors, representing several different training camps in Penang, registered a fruitful outing and went home with five titles. It was double joy for Penang's Lim Ming Chuen in the boys' Under-16 category winning singles as well as pairing up with Ong Wei Khoon for the victory in the doubles. The Penangites made a strong impression and captured the boys' Under-10 singles and doubles as well as the girls' Under-13 doubles. For the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Association (KLBA) Junior Closed championships scheduled at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium in Cheras until today, Hooi Yee said they would be fielding six hopefuls in gauging their strength against their peers from Kuala Lumpur in all singles events. The six promising talents are Koh Sian Hern (boys' Under-11); Lok Kin, Lok Hong, Tai Min Nan and Chang Hong Jack (boys' Under-13); and Tai Jing Ying (girls' Under-13). Results (All finals)BOYS' - Under-10 Singles: Lee Shun Yang bt Loo Bing Kun 21-12, 21-13 - Under-10 Doubles: Loo Bing Kun-Ting Hock Yu bt Koh Sian Hern-Ching Kai Feng 21-18, 21-15 - Under-12 Singles: Abdul Jalil bt Low Eu Cong 21-10, 21-6 - Under-12 Doubles: Chew Lok Kin-Chew Lok Hong bt Abdul Jalil-Chua Soo Jeff 13-21, 21-19, 21-12 - Under-14 Singles: Yeoh Seng Zoe bt Choy Chong Hau 21-15, 19-21, 21-18 - Under-14 Doubles: Low Guan Liang-Rickson Tan bt Muhd Najmi-Mohd Iskandar 21-15, 21-13 - Under-16 Singles: Lim Ming Chuen bt Bolriffin 21-11, 14-21, 16-4 (rtd) - Under-16 Doubles: Lim Ming Chuen-Ong Wei Khoon bt Muhd Sharul Nazim-Muhd Sharul Nizam 21-16, 21-15 GIRLS' - Under-10 Singles: Hng Wen Gee bt Erica Hoh Ji Ling 21-11, 18-21, 21-15 - Under-13 Singles: Loh Bao Ying bt Chuah Xin Er 21-6, 21-19 - Under-13 Doubles: Chuah Xin Er-Lee Shun Mei bt Chen Yi Teng-Nur Johanna Addyana 18-21, 21-13, 21-8 - Under-16 Singles: Jacqueline Ong bt Bhirentha 21-19, 21-16 Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Dhiban out to impress in prepatory event for London Olympics Posted: 08 Dec 2011 04:08 AM PST T. DHIBAN Raj is looking forward to the 12-Hour Walk at the St Paul Hill in Malacca on Saturday. The youngster, training under the watchful eyes of former international R. Mogan, is keen to gauge his time for the 50km distance in the event. Mogan, who won the gold medal in the Chiangmai SEA Games in 1995, said a 50km walk was an event in the London Olympics next year. "I would like see Dhiban's time in the 50km during the 12-Hour walk. Except for the Olympics, there are no major competitions for Dhiban next year, So I felt it would be appropriate for him to go for the 50km walk,'' said Mogan after a training session at the National Sports Council (NSC) training centre in Bukit Jalil recently. Dhiban, who won a silver medal in the 20km walk in the Malaysian Open this year, was not considered for the recent SEA Games in Jakarta. The Malaysian Amateur Athletics Union (MAAU) had picked In Teoh Boon Lim and Lo Choon Sieng for the SEA Games. Choon Sieng won the gold medal in the 20km walk but Boon Lim, who was the defending champion, finished fourth. Dhiban, who has a personal best of 1'34.00 in the 20km, said he has been training diligently has been concentrating on his endurance for the 12-hour walk. "I have been consistently covering 40km daily. I have clocked around 3'40:00 and I should be able to complete the 50km within five hours. "If I can clock that time, then I am on the right track to London,'' said Dhiban, who has teammate B. Anipoobharathi for company in the 12-Hour Walk. The 19-year-old Anipoobharathi has been impressive in local competitions. In the 2010 Malaysia Games in Malacca, he was sixth in the 20,000m walk. In this year's Malaysian Open, Anipoobharathi was placed sixth in the 20km walk. Mogan said Anipoobharathi had the potential to excel in the walks events. "Both Anipoobharathi and Dhiban will be able to support each other during the 12-Hour Walk. While clocking an impressive in the 50km will be Dhiba's priority, Anipoobharathi will be keen to cover a good distance in 12 hours,'' said Mogan. Former international C. Sathasivam, a former national 5,000m and 10,000m champion, also joined Mogan to support the walkers. "I am impressed witb Mogan's commitment in coaching the youngsters. I am also prepared to help him in guiding the youngsters,'' said Sathasivam. The 12-Hour Walk is organised by Race Walkers Association of Malaysia (RWAM) and will start at 8pm on Saturday and end at 8am the following day. About 800 participants, including foreigners, have registered for the event. Meanwhile Dhiban, who won the 20,000m walk in the 2010 Malaysia Games in Malacca, was the overall winner in the third and final leg of the RWAM junior development walk circuit in Kuala Lumpur recently. Dhiban clocked 50:04 to win the gold medal in the 10,000m in the men's Open category. Results Men Open (10,000m) : 1. T. Dhiban Raj 50:04; 2. Muhammad Khairk Harith Harun 50:14; 3. Mohd Azizi Anuar 52:36. Boys Under-18 (3,000m): 1. R. Eswaran 16:42; 2. Zubair Siddique Akhbar Santhran 16:55; 3. Muhamad Akram Ismail 18:33. Under-15 (2,000m): 1. R. Premkumaar 10:06; 2. Teh Wai Kit 10:22; 3. K. Yesotharan Raaj 10:41 Under-12 (1,200m): 1. V. Dewin Roy 7:32; 2. Rahmad Budiman Irja 8:20; 3. Gamal Arif Fikri 8:26. Women Open (3,000m): 1. Norliana Muhd Rusni 16:00; 2. Song Sie Chee 16:28; 3. Lee Shiew Keng 18:50. Girls Under-18 (3,000m): 1. A. Premila 18:33; 2. N. Nantini 19:39; 3. Yap Hui Shan 20:41. Under-15 (2,000m): 1. Aina Fadlin Syahmina Abas 10:49; 2. Syazana Afifa Abdul Rahman 13:26. Under-12: 1,200m): 1. Celeste Ho Wing Sum 7:52; 2. Nur Fadihilah Nasrul 8:05; 3. Syharifah Asiyah Syed Sahim 8:35. Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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