SINGAPORE: Pencak silat exponent Dhani Andika Razali struck gold on the final day of competition on Wednesday (Dec 17), even as Singapore fell short of matching its two-gold haul from the previous SEA Games in Cambodia.
Dhani, 20, beat Indonesia's Mustakim Khoirudin 41-21 in the men's tanding (under-45 kg category) at Impact Arena in Bangkok.
However, 2018 Asian Games silver medallist Sheik Ferdous Sheik Alauddin, 29, was defeated in the final by Vietnamese opponent Nguyen Tuyen Duy 26-5 in the 85 to 90kg category as his bid for a first Games gold continues.
Both Dhani and Ferdous, the older brother of world champion Sheik Farhan Sheik Alauddin, outpointed their Filipino and Indonesian opponents in the semi-finals on Tuesday to reach their respective finals.
Singapore's silat team ended their campaign with three other medals - silver in the men’s artistic regu event and two bronze - Nurin Insyirah in the women's seni tunggal event and Abdul Raaziq in the men's tanding (75 to 80 kg category).
They had brought home 10 medals at the last Games.
Separately, the quarter-finals of the 50 to 55kg event on Tuesday saw controversy as members of the Malaysian silat team attacked event referees and organisers following an unfavourable result.
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Dhani, 20, beat Indonesia's Mustakim Khoirudin 41-21 in the men's tanding (under-45 kg category) at Impact Arena in Bangkok.
However, 2018 Asian Games silver medallist Sheik Ferdous Sheik Alauddin, 29, was defeated in the final by Vietnamese opponent Nguyen Tuyen Duy 26-5 in the 85 to 90kg category as his bid for a first Games gold continues.
Both Dhani and Ferdous, the older brother of world champion Sheik Farhan Sheik Alauddin, outpointed their Filipino and Indonesian opponents in the semi-finals on Tuesday to reach their respective finals.
Singapore's silat team ended their campaign with three other medals - silver in the men’s artistic regu event and two bronze - Nurin Insyirah in the women's seni tunggal event and Abdul Raaziq in the men's tanding (75 to 80 kg category).
They had brought home 10 medals at the last Games.
Separately, the quarter-finals of the 50 to 55kg event on Tuesday saw controversy as members of the Malaysian silat team attacked event referees and organisers following an unfavourable result.
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