Siow Bantu Kontinjen Negara Capai Sasaran Emas Ke-45

VIETIANE, 18 Dis (Bernama) -- Selepas Khoo Cai Lin, seorang lagi perenang kebangsaan Siow Yi Ting membantu kontinjen Malaysia di Sukan Universiti Asean (AUG) 2012 meraih pingat emas ke-45 pada hari keenam temasya di sini Selasa.

Perenang berpengalaman itu merangkul emas dalam acara 200m kuak dada wanita dengan catatan 2 minit 34.88 saat menewaskan pencabarnya dari Indonesia, Margareta Kretapradani, pingat perak dengan masa 2:41.16s.

Gangsa milik Chontida Onnim dari Thailand dengan 2:48.41s.

"Saya sangat gembira dapat membantu kontinjen mencapai sasaran pingat emas ke-45. Saingan di sini tidak begitu kompetetif jika dibandingkan dengan Sukan SEA, dan mungkin ini menjadi kelebihan buat saya.

"Pertandingan ini pemanas badan dan platform buat saya untuk mengenal pasti kelemahan prestasi semasa bagi menghadapi kejohanan akan datang," katanya kepada pemberita.

Siow dan rakan sepasukan Cai Lin, Leung Chii Lin dan Chui Lai Kwan turut meraih emas dalam acara 400m gaya bebas berganti-ganti wanita.

Skuad renang turut meraih empat lagi emas melalui acara 400m gaya bebas wanita, 100m kuak lentang wanita, 400m gaya bebas individu lelaki dan 400m gaya bebas berganti-ganti lelaki.

Skuad renang turut menyumbang tiga perak dan sebutir gangsa hari ini.

Dengan kejayaan itu, secara keseluruhan kontinjen Malaysia terus mengungguli carta kedudukan dengan kutipan 49 emas, 39 perak dan 49 gangsa.

Vietnam di tempat kedua dengan 44 emas, 26 perak dan 22 gangsa, diikuti Laos dengan 29 emas, 28 perak dan 31 gangsa.

Selain renang, kontinjen Malaysia turut meraih tiga pingat emas dan sebutir perak dalam acara memanah, wushu (sebutir emas dan empat gangsa), olahraga (empat perak, satu gangsa) dan sepak takraw (sebutir perak) hari ini.

Temasya dwitahunan itu berakhir Khamis ini.

Daripada Nursyabiha Sukri -- BERNAMA

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