Ahmad Anai (sixth right) and Christina (seventh right) with Sarawak team shooters and officials.
KUCHING (March 6): Sarawak Sukma XXI shadow team achieved encouraging results at the Tun Hanif Trophy & 1st Sportexcel-NSC-Milo-Malaysian Junior Shooting Championship that was held at Subang National Shooting Range in Selangor from February 27 to March 3.
The 23-member team headed by chief coach Ahmad Anai captured two gold, six silver and four bronze medals to finish third overall in the Malaysian Junior Shooting Championship.
Mohd Haziq Fadhil Khalid Fauzan won the gold medal in the men’s individual 10m air rifle after he collected 616 points ahead of Muhammad Irfan Danish Muzammir of Pulau Pinang (612.6) and Muhammad Ariff Najim Ariff Nazir of Perlis (612.4).
He partnered Muhd Razin Nifajl Mohamad Rezza and Adrielend Alexander Roland to win the silver in the men’s team 10m air rifle.
The other gold was won by the trio of Kaira Ramadhani Azman, Nur Elisha and Fathin Nabilah Sajdin who scored 1,716 points in the women’s team 50m.
Those delivering silver medals were Kaira (women’s individual 50m prone), Muhd Shafiq Asyraf Roslan (men’s individual 50m 3-position) Muhd Shafiq, Mohd Amirul Hakim Abdullah and Mujahid (men’s team 50m 3-position) and Amirul Hakim, Abang Ikhmal Putra Zailan and Mohamad Wafiq Wildani Mohamad (men’s team 25m standard pistol).
The bronze medalists included Kaira (women’s individual 50m 3-position), Kaira, Affiena Norolyn Howard Fado and Fathin (women’s team 50m 3-position), Nur Alya Batrisya Suhaimi, Nur Alya Syahirah Safuan and Leticia Chai Jia Ji (women’s team 10m air pistol).
Whereas in the Tun Hanif Trophy competition, Kaira, Nur Elisha and Fathin won the gold in the women’s team 50m prone.
The silver medalists were Mohd Haziq, Muhd Razin, Adreilend Alexander (men’s team 10m air rifle) and Mohamad Amirul Hakim, Abg Ikhmal Putra and Mohamad Wafiq (men’s team 25m standard pistol).
Those contributing bronzes to the team’s medal haul were Mohd Haziq (men’s individual 10m air rifle), Muhd Shafiq Asyraf Roslan, Muhd Amirul Bujang Syawal, Mujahid Ahmad (men’s team 50m 3-position), Muhd Shafiq (men’s individual 50m prone), Kaira Ramadani (women’s individual 50m prone) and Kaira, Affiena Norolyn and Fathin (women’s team 50m 3-position
The teams competing in both competitions organised by Malaysia Shooting Association were Pahang, Melaka, Perak Terengganu, Johor, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Sarawak, Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), Royal Malaysian Armed Forces (ATM) and Malaysian University Sports Council (Masum).
The sending of 23 Sarawak Sukma shadow team shooters to both meets was part of Sarawak’s preparations for Sukma XXI, and aimed at assessing/monitoring the performance of the shooters against more experienced opponents from time to time and as a venue to select the shooters for the final squads.
The state contingent was accompanied by SSC/MSNS sports development officer Christina Janggui, assistant coaches Vincent Goh and Sorea Tiror and amourer Awang Adam Awang Rabai.
