Bowling women's trio strike Malaysia's first gold at Asian Games - 2018
Malaysia’s wait for a first gold medal at the Asian Games is over in Indonesia! Bowlers Esther Cheah, Syaidatul Afifah Badrul Hamidi and Siti Safiyah Amirah Abdul Rahman blazed the lanes in the women’s trios event to emerge as the winners when they amassed 4,326 pin falls to beat Taiwan’s Pan Yu-fen, Chou Chia-chen and Tsai Hsin-yi by 71 pins at the Jakabaring Bowling Center in Palembang on Wednesday. Singapore’s Joey Yeo, Daphne Tan and Bernice Lim claimed bronze on 4,250. The other Malaysian team comprising Shalin Zulkifli, Sin Li Jane and Natasha Roslan, who led after the second game, fought hard but settled for fourth with 4,144 pinfalls. It’s Esther third Asiad gold after winning two titles at the 2006 Doha Games while it’s a first for Syaidatul and Siti Safiyah. Malaysia have won the event only once in Asian Games through Shalin, Shirley Chow and Lydia Kwah at the 1994 Hiroshima Games. Head coach Holloway Cheah was ecstatic with the win. “I want to thank my ...