Malaysia's First Esports Gold At The Asian Games Came From A Sim Racing Driver
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Sim racing driver Taj Izrin Aiman Taj Madira gave Malaysia its first-ever esports gold at the Asian Games today, topping the Gran Turismo 7 event at Aichi — a breakthrough that Hangzhou 2022's silver and bronze had pointed toward but never delivered. The win adds to karate's Adeola Fay Robert's…
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The win adds to karate's Adeola Fay Robert's gold and four bronze medals in Malaysia's thus-far tally at Aichi-Nagoya 2026.
Malaysian athletes did the country proud after bringing home two first gold medals and four bronze medals thus far from the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games.
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