PHNOM PENH: Malaysia grabbed its first gold medal of the 2023 SEA Games after karate exponent C Shahmalarani beat the Philippines’s world champion Junna Tsukii in the women’s kumite below 50kg final in Phnom Penh.
Stadium Astro reported that Shahmalarani won the title decider through a referee’s decision after the scores were tied 3-3. She was then awarded three out of five votes.Another karate exponent, S Prem Kumar, won the country’s second gold medal moments later when he bagged the men’s below 55kg title after defeating Thailand’s Chanphet Setthapong 3-1.
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