Synchronized Swimming: Malaysia claim team gold

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SEREMBAN: The individual titles eluded Malaysia but they managed to capture the team gold in the senior categories of the Malaysian Open and junior synchronised swimming championships held at the Paroi Aquatic Centre last weekend.

National junior team member Misa Sugiyama won the girls’ solo open title for Japan with a score of 84.001 ahead of Uzbekistan’s Ruzmetova (78.834) and Malaysia’s Shareen Png (76.667).

Ruzmetova partnered Popova Valentina to take the duet gold medal on 77.750. Malaysians Zyanne Lee-Katrina Ann Hadi scored 75.384 for the silver and another Malysian pair, Shareen-Zylane Lee, finishing on 74.94 for the bronze.

Malaysia took the team gold medal with a score of 38.834 ahead of Singapore (34.250) and Vietnam (33.167).

Japan emerged overall champions with a medal haul 6-3-0 followed by Malaysia (5-5-5) and Singapore (4-3-2).

Suzanna Makes Winning Comeback To The Pool

KUALA LUMPUR: Her partner Sara Kamil Yusof may have quit the scene but there is no doubt that Suzanna Ghazali Bujang still has what it takes to excel in the graceful sport of synchronised swimming.

Yesterday, Suzanna made a successful return to competition, bagging the gold for Malaysia in the technical solo routine of the Malaysian Open and age-group synchronised swimming championships at the National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil yesterday.

Suzanna returned from a seven-month break to win the competition, finishing her six compulsory rotations with a total of 74.667 points.

The 21-year-old staved off a strong challenge from fellow Gemilang 2006 programme trainee Shareen Png Hui Chen, who took silver with 72.667. Uzbekistan's Darya Mojaeva took bronze with 72.667 points.

BACK TO FORM: Suzanna Ghazali Bujang (standing) saw off the challenge of Shareen Png Hui Chen to win the solo title in the national synchronised swimming meet Saturday.