JAKARTA: Singapore claimed its first silver in pencak silat at the Asian Games on Monday (Aug 27) after Nurzuhairah Yazid finished second in the Artistic Women’s Tunggal (Singles) Finals.
The 20-year-old ended the finals with 445 points. Indonesia’s Puspa Arumsari won gold, scoring 467 points, while Philippines’ Cherry May Regalado took home the bronze with 444 points.
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Singapore has three bronzes to its name - with Nurul Shafiqah Mohd Saiful, Siti Khadijah Mohd Shahrem and Sheik Farhan Sheik Alauddin having clinched joint bronzes in the women’s Class B (50-55kg), women's Class C (55-60kg) and the men's Class J (90-95kg) respectively.
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