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Nur Suryani earns ticket to Games with a silver medal finish

On the mark: Nur Suryani Taibi shot 665.3 to win the silver medal at the World Police meet last week. It was good enough to earn her a ticket to the Commonwealth Games in India.
 
PETALING JAYA: National rifle shooter Nur Suryani Taibi has checked into the Commonwealth Games squad in just her first international tournament this year.
Suryani returned home from last week’s World Police Championships in Kuwait as a silver medallist in the women’s 50m rifle event.

Her total score of 665.3 is better than the fifth-placed mark at the last Commonwealth Games in Melbourne – meeting the qualifying mark set by the National Shooting Association of Malaysia (NSAM).
She is the second shooter to confirm a place in the Games, after top men’s pistol shooter Hasli Izwan Amir Hasan.
Malaysia also won two more silver medals through their women shooters – Muslifah Zulkifli and Joseline Cheah – in Kuwait.


Muslifah pulled of a surprise by finishing second in the 50m prone with a score of 585.
Joseline made up for having to miss out on the Chinese New Year celebration by nailing a silver medal in the 10m pistol event with a score of 478.4 points.

NSAM secretary Jasni Shaari was glad the shooters lived up to expectations at the Kuwait meet.
“It was a challenging tournament as top shooters from Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan were also present. But our shooters did well to give them a strong fight,” said Jasni.

“We are glad that Suryani has now booked a place for the Commonwealth Games. The others are also showing good promise. We can only send two best shooters per event for the Commonwealth Games in India.”

Hasli also justified his selection into the Games squad when he continued his fine form by winning a bronze medal in the rapid fire pistol event with a score of 763.4 at the World Police meet last week.

RAJES PAUL


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