In a sport occasionally known as horse ballet, veteran rider Mohd Qabil Ambak Mahamad Fathil aims for the glitter of gold in the Dressage Intermediate Freestyle final of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022.
Having accumulated a total of 3 silver medals and 4 bronze medals from 5 Asian Games appearances previously, Mohd Qabil Ambak is hopeful of breaking the duck at the Tonglu Equestrian Centre to make up for his disappointment of losing the gold by a mere 0.4 percent in the 18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang 2018.
Denmark-based Mohd Qabil Ambak and his 17-year old Hanoverian-bred Rosenstolz (by Rotspon x De Niro) advanced to the top 15 final on Wednesday, 27th September 2023, ranked second from a field of 31 riders with a score of 72.706.
Vipul Hriday Chheda of India is leading the charge with a score of 73.883 points, while the 2018 Asian Games gold medallist, Jacqueline Siu from Hong Kong, is third with a score of 71.794.
Having begun their routine early the first two days, Mohd Qabil Ambak and Rosenstolz will enter the final slightly before 5.00 pm.
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Bryan Leong Xin Ren (Menโs 50m Butterfly), Hii Puong Wei (Menโs 200m Breaststroke) and the relay team comprising Khiew Hoe Yean, Lim Yin Chuen, Arvin Shaun and Bryan Leong (Menโs 4x100m Freestyle) are scheduled to participate at the Hangzhou Sports Centre Aquatic Sports Arena.
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In a mouth-watering opening tie against Korea in Menโs Team event, Lee Zii Jia OLY will spearhead the teamโs prospects as the first singles, followed by Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik OLY (first doubles), Ng Tze Yong (second singles), and Ong Yew Sin-Teo Ee Yi (second doubles) and the third singles a toss-up between Cheam June Wei and Leong Jun Hao at the Binjiang Gymnasium.
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Following Muhammad Abdul Qaiyum Ariffinโs defeat in the Menโs 51kg category, Mohd Aswan Che Azmi is Malaysiaโs remaining representative as he competes in the Menโs 71kg round of 16 at the Hangzhou Gymnasium.
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Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom OLY and his younger sibling Muhammad Ridwan Sahrom stand a chance of entering the final of Menโs Individual Sprint event while Anis Amira Rosidi and Nurul Izzah Izzati Mohd Asri will compete in the Womenโs Individual Sprint at the ChunโAn Jieshou Sports Centre Velodrome.
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The Menโs Hockey Team which has been free from injuries and is on a scoring spree having thrashed Thailand 9-0 and Oman 11-1, will play Indonesia at at the Gonshu Canal Sports Park Stadium.
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Other Malaysian athletes in action today include those in Cricket, Shooting, Squash and Mind Sports Xiangqi.
The OCM extends its best wishes to all the athletes of the Malaysian Contingent!
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- Mohd Qabil Ambak Mahamad Fathil aims for the glitter of gold in the Dressage Intermediate Freestyle.
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- Mohd Qabil Ambak Mahamad in action at the Tonglu Equestrian Centre.
Datoโ Sieh Kok Chi was born on the 8th of November 1938. After his retirement in 1991, as an Engineer in the Department of Irrigation and Drainage Malaysia, Datoโ Sieh chose to continue his involvement, full time, in the field of sports, where his life-long passion was, especially in the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM).
Born on 21st March 1949, Y.A.M Tunku Tan Sri Imran is the second son of the late Tuanku Jaafar, an elected monarch of the Negeri Sembilan. Tunku Imran was educated in the UK at the Kingโs School, Canterbury and studied law at Nottingham University before being called to the Bar at Grayโs Inn, London in 1971 and qualifying as a Barrister at Law.