M'sia hopes for golds in silat

M'sia hopes for golds in silat

JAKARTA (JP): The Southeast Asian (SEA) Games host Malaysia is
optimistic that it can grab eight gold medals from pencak silat
following its fighters good performance in the World
Championships here in November.

The Malaysia Pencak Silat Association (Pesaka) chairman Tan
Sri Muhammad Muhd Taib said his fighters were on par with
Indonesian and Vietnamese fighters.

"But one-sided rulings in international events including in
previous Games made them crash out in the early rounds," he said
as quoted by Berita Harian.

Malaysia grabbed two golds, thanks to Zakri Ibrahim and
Azlinda Ahmad at the World Championships. Its best achievement in
the Games was in 1989 when Malaysia, as the host, won three
golds. In the 1997 Games, it went home empty-handed. (yan)