Mahaguru Dato’ (Dr.) Chong Kim Fatt, Vice President of OCM and President of the Wushu Federation of Malaysia (WFM), graced the closing and prize giving ceremony of the 19th Asian Canoe Polo Championships on Sunday, 14th September 2025.
The 5-day international championships, held from 10th to 14th September 2025 at the Putrajaya Water Sports Complex, was jointly hosted by the Malaysia Canoe Association (MASCA) in collaboration with the Putrajaya Corporation and the Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia.
The 19th edition of the Asian Canoe Polo Championships brought together 9 member federations of the Asian Canoe Confederation (ACC), namely China, Hong Kong China, India, Iran, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Chinese Taipei and host nation Malaysia.
Mahaguru Dato’ (Dr.) Chong Kim Fatt witnessed 3 of the most spectacular matches of the championship: the Bronze Medal Match of the Men’s Open Category, followed by the Final Matches of both the Men’s and Women’s Open Categories.
The Official Results of the 19th Asian Canoe Polo Championships:
𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝟮𝟭 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆
Gold – 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗮
Silver – Singapore
Bronze – Chinese Taipei
𝗠𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝟮𝟭 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆
Gold – Chinese Taipei
Silver – Iran
Bronze – 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗮
𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆
Gold – Chinese Taipei
Silver – Singapore
Bronze – Japan
𝗠𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆
Gold – Chinese Taipei
Silver – Japan
Bronze – 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗮
Mahaguru Dato’ (Dr.) Chong Kim Fatt was given the great honour of presenting top scorer trophies and awarding medals to the winners across all categories.
“On behalf of Tan Sri Dato’ Sri (Dr.) Mohamad Norza Zakaria, President of OCM and Vice President of OCA, I extend our heartfelt congratulations to the Malaysia Canoe Association (MASCA), an Associate Member of OCM, for their efforts and commitment in promoting Canoe Polo both at the national level and across Asia” stated Mahaguru Dato’ (Dr.) Chong Kim Fatt.
“I am delighted to witness the historic victory of the Malaysian team, defeating Singapore 2-0 to secure the bronze medal in the Men’s Open Category, marking Malaysia’s first-ever podium finish since its debut 20 years ago in 2005”,
“In addition, our junior teams also proudly clinched a gold medal in the Women’s Under-21 Category and a bronze medal in the Men’s Under-21 Category”,
“The remarkable performance of our Canoe Polo teams at the 19th Asian Canoe Polo Championships stands as a great testament to the leadership of MASCA in driving the growth and development of this exciting discipline within Canoe sports” he concluded.
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- Mr. Mhd Zaini Mohd Mukhtar, President of MASCA (left) presenting a token of appreciation to Mahaguru Dato’ (Dr.) Chong Kim Fatt (right).
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- Mahaguru Dato’ (Dr.) Chong Kim Fatt (third from the left) was given the distinguished honour of officiating the start of the final match of the Men’s Open Category.
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- The final match of the Men’s Open Category between Chinese Taipei and Japan.
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- Mahaguru Dato’ (Dr.) Chong Kim Fatt presented the Top Scorer Award for Men’s Open Category to Mr. Ryota Kimura, the Captain of the Japanese Team, who distinguished himself by scoring a remarkable 20 goals throughout the Championships. L-R: Y.M. Raja Shahrul Azremel Raja Sahar, Mr. Ryota Kimura, Mahaguru Dato’ (Dr.) Chong Kim Fatt and Mr. Mhd Zaini Mohd Mukhtar.
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- Mahaguru Dato’ (Dr.) Chong Kim Fatt presented the bronze medals in the Men’s Open category to the Malaysian team.
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- Mahaguru Dato’ (Dr.) Chong Kim Fatt posted for a group photograph with all medalists of the Men’s Open Category.
Photo Credit: Fong Wan Hor
