Para ASEAN: Bowling Squad Eyes Six-Gold Haul

PETALING JAYA, Jan 6 (Bernama) -- The national para bowling squad is targeting to win six gold medals at the ASEAN Para Games, which will officially open on Jan 20.

National para bowling head coach Richard Teh said 16 athletes will carry the nation’s challenge across 14 events.

He said that although training only began in December, he is confident that the team of experienced players can achieve the set target.

“Generally, whenever we compete, we rarely return empty-handed.

“Our target this time is to bring home at least six gold medals out of the 14 up for grabs,” he said.

He told reporters this after a visit by ASEAN Para Games chef de mission Mohd Zarrawi Ravi Abdullah to the national para bowling squad’s training centre at Sunway Megalanes here today.

Meanwhile, Zarrawi said the national para bowling team has been under the management of the Malaysian Tenpin Bowling Congress (MTBC) since last November.

He said the move gives the national para athletes an advantage in preparing for the ASEAN Para Games.

“Under MTBC, we receive technical assistance and moral support to further improve the athletes’ performance.

“This support is very good, and going forward, there is no reason why para athletes should not perform well in the tournaments they enter,” he said.

-- BERNAMA