GOLD COAST, 13 April 2018:
Malaysia’s lawn bowls squad overcame South Africa 15-14 in the women’s pairs event to claim the gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2018 today.
In the tournament final held at Broadbeach Bowls Club here, Siti Zalina Ahmad and Emma Firyana Saroji faltered in the first three ends – trailing 7-0 behind Nicolene Neal and Colleen Piketh.
The pair continued to lag 3-12 until after 10 ends – when undeterred, they began collecting point after point, narrowing the gap 12-13 after 16 ends before wrapping up the game 15-14.
The gold medal is the first for Malaysia in the Commonwealth Games lawn bowls pairs event. It is also the fourth for the country’s contingent and much awaited by the squad.
Rhythmic gymnast Koi Sie Yan grabbed the silver medal in the individual ball apparatus event with her performance at Coomera Indoor Sports and Leisure Centre today as she scored 13,400 points.
Cyprus’s Diamanto Evripidou won the gold after collecting 13.800 points while Alexandra Kiroi Bogatyreva from Australia took the bronze medal with 13.250 points.
For the record, the national rhythmic gymnastics squad has won two silver and two bronze medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
– Bernama