Malaysia’s Glasgow 2026 campaign sees judo breakthrough, velodrome setback
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GLASGOW, Aug 2 — From the cheers and celebration after a historic gold medal feat in judo at the Scottish Event Campus judo arena to a tense moment at the Sir Chris Hoy...
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Judoka Amir Daniel Abdul Majeed created a sensation by delivering the national contingent’s eighth gold medal after winning the men’s Under-81 kilogramme (kg) category, thereby becoming the first Malaysian athlete to win a judo gold medal in Commonwealth Games history.
The 21-year-old exponent defeated South African Timothy Meuwsen via waza-ari using a kata-guruma technique in a four-minute final bout at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC).
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