NEW DELHI: Despite adding another gold medal through cycling yesterday, Malaysia's gold medal tally remained at three after three days of action in the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
KATRINA ANN: Had a disappointing performance
KATRINA ANN: Had a disappointing performance
After a continuous flow of gold medals from the weightlifting arena, there was only a bronze to show yesterday. Out of the 27 gold medals contested today, Malaysia won only one.
The gold medal however, came in controversial fashion as Josiah Ng won the solitary gold medal for Malaysia in the keirin cycling event after Mohd Azizulhasni Awang was disqualified, thus depriving a onetwo finish and a silver.
Katrina Ann Abdul Hadi's performance in the pool was also a disappointing one as she lost out on a medal to her Scottish competitor Lauren Smith and so were Lee Zhien Huey and Png Hui Chuen, as the pair finished fourth in synchronized duet finals.
Malaysia's hopes in boxing also started on a bad note when Muhammad Hafiz Azan Naya was knocked out in the 60kg class qualification bout.
There was some consolation as Muhammad Farkhan made it up to the next round when he defeated Kokole Paneng of Lesotho 8-1 in the men's welterweight (69kg) bout.
A concerned Malaysian chef-demission said Malaysian athletes need to be more "focused and fight hard during competitions".
Malaysia with three gold medals are currently fourth in the table and well off Australia who are leading the table with 22-gold and secondplaced India with nine and England with five.
Hosts India, with home ground advantage and backed by aspiring athletes, continued their medal haul and comfortably placed themselves in second spot behind Australia and remained a force to be reckoned with.
Today, 35 gold medals would be contested and several Malaysians have the possibility of making it to the podium, especially in archery, cycling and squash.
After failing yesterday, Zhien Huey and Hui Chuen will also have another chance to reach the podium when they dive into the pool to compete in the synchronised duet-free routine finals.
Another setback was in the men's hockey when Malaysia lost to Pakistan 4-1 in pool A, Malaysia's second defeat in as many matches, as they had lost to India 2-3 in their opening match.
Nicol David is back to where she was when she experienced her greatest disaster — the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games — secretly determined to atone for what happened four years ago in Melbourne.
Then the world No 1 suffered a shock defeat and failed to win any kind of medal. Now, after yesterday's disciplined 11-5, 11-3, 11-7 win over Laura Massaro of England, she is just two wins away from the only Major title she has never won.
"I had been giving her too much to work with," said the five-time world champion. "Once I started firing my drives in and making sure she had to work for the points, it was different."
Nicol was asked what was different in her now from four years ago when she was sensationally beaten by the Australian Natalie Grinham.
"There's so much," she replied. "I have learned so much. I have definitely been finding myself, and adding a lot of things to my game.
"After the last Commonwealth Games there was such a turnaround in my approach to squash and my career. I took two steps back to find what I needed to do."
Meanwhile, organisers of the Games were still struggling to fill empty stadiums, after Indian fans failed to turn up in great numbers, which had irked Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell.
"We have raised the question on how to get people to come to the stadiums. Only the OC (organising committee) and Kalmadi can answer all these questions. We have put this on the agenda for further discussion," he said.
The gold medal however, came in controversial fashion as Josiah Ng won the solitary gold medal for Malaysia in the keirin cycling event after Mohd Azizulhasni Awang was disqualified, thus depriving a onetwo finish and a silver.
Katrina Ann Abdul Hadi's performance in the pool was also a disappointing one as she lost out on a medal to her Scottish competitor Lauren Smith and so were Lee Zhien Huey and Png Hui Chuen, as the pair finished fourth in synchronized duet finals.
Malaysia's hopes in boxing also started on a bad note when Muhammad Hafiz Azan Naya was knocked out in the 60kg class qualification bout.
There was some consolation as Muhammad Farkhan made it up to the next round when he defeated Kokole Paneng of Lesotho 8-1 in the men's welterweight (69kg) bout.
A concerned Malaysian chef-demission said Malaysian athletes need to be more "focused and fight hard during competitions".
Malaysia with three gold medals are currently fourth in the table and well off Australia who are leading the table with 22-gold and secondplaced India with nine and England with five.
Hosts India, with home ground advantage and backed by aspiring athletes, continued their medal haul and comfortably placed themselves in second spot behind Australia and remained a force to be reckoned with.
Today, 35 gold medals would be contested and several Malaysians have the possibility of making it to the podium, especially in archery, cycling and squash.
After failing yesterday, Zhien Huey and Hui Chuen will also have another chance to reach the podium when they dive into the pool to compete in the synchronised duet-free routine finals.
Another setback was in the men's hockey when Malaysia lost to Pakistan 4-1 in pool A, Malaysia's second defeat in as many matches, as they had lost to India 2-3 in their opening match.
Nicol David is back to where she was when she experienced her greatest disaster — the semifinals of the Commonwealth Games — secretly determined to atone for what happened four years ago in Melbourne.
Then the world No 1 suffered a shock defeat and failed to win any kind of medal. Now, after yesterday's disciplined 11-5, 11-3, 11-7 win over Laura Massaro of England, she is just two wins away from the only Major title she has never won.
"I had been giving her too much to work with," said the five-time world champion. "Once I started firing my drives in and making sure she had to work for the points, it was different."
Nicol was asked what was different in her now from four years ago when she was sensationally beaten by the Australian Natalie Grinham.
"There's so much," she replied. "I have learned so much. I have definitely been finding myself, and adding a lot of things to my game.
"After the last Commonwealth Games there was such a turnaround in my approach to squash and my career. I took two steps back to find what I needed to do."
Meanwhile, organisers of the Games were still struggling to fill empty stadiums, after Indian fans failed to turn up in great numbers, which had irked Commonwealth Games Federation chief Michael Fennell.
"We have raised the question on how to get people to come to the stadiums. Only the OC (organising committee) and Kalmadi can answer all these questions. We have put this on the agenda for further discussion," he said.
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