BIRMINGHAM, Aug 5 — The national contingent are short of just two gold medals to meet their six-gold target at the ongoing Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games here.
As expected, the world powerlifting ace had no problems coming out tops in the men’s lightweight below 72-kilogramme category to become the first Malaysian to win the powerlifting event at the Commonwealth Games. Australia continued to top the medal tally after raking in 50 golds, 42 silvers and 40 bronzes, leaving hosts England in second spot and Canada third.On Day Eight , Malaysian sports fans will be counting on lawn bowlers Nur Ain Nabilah Tarmizi, Syafiqa Haidar Afif Abdul Rahman and Azlina Arshad, who have qualified for the women’s triples semi-finals, to go one step further and nail another gold medal for the country.
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