It’s silver for lawn bowlers Awang Mohammad Sharszan and Nur Syurhaidah

KUCHING: Sarawak’s Awang Mohammad Sharszan Awang Nasaruddin and Nur Syurhaidah Asaral secured a silver medal in the mixed pairs lawn bowls event at the Sarawak Lawn Bowls Arena today (Aug 19).

They were narrowly defeated by Selangor’s Nurul Ain Ibrahim and Alif Haikal Hakmi Ariffuddin, 12-10.

The bronze medal went to the Federal Territories, who won their match against Terengganu 16-8.

Awang Mohammad Sharszan in action.

Sarawak head coach Nur Fithri Yaani Hamdin said this win is significant for them as it marked a historic achievement for the team.

“In our previous tournaments, the best we managed was a bronze in the 2018 Sukma. Today’s achievement is historic for us,” she told reporters after the match.

Meanwhile, Awang Mohammad Sharszan acknowledged that while their initial goal was to win gold, they are still proud of their performance.

“This may not have been our original target, but we’re still proud of the result. We’re determined to perform even better in the upcoming matches,” he added.

On Tuesday (Aug 20), four more events are set to commence, including the women’s pairs, women’s triples, men’s singles and men’s fours.