Ankara: National keglers Muhammad Rafiq Ismail and Muhammad Syazirol Shamsudin put on an excellent performance to win the 2025 South East Asian (SEA) Games mens doubles event at Blu-O Rhythm and Bowl, Major Cineplex Ratchayothin today.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Muhammad Rafiq recorded a score of 203 while Muhammad Syazirol contributed 266 points for a total of 470 to beat the home team of Lapasdanai Chusaeng and Vilinkom Kledkaew, who recorded a score of 435 (215-220).
Muhammad Rafiq expressed that the gold medal made up for his disappointing elimination in the quarterfinals of the mens individual event on Sunday. It can be said that I get to vent my frustrations. There were many criticisms after I lost in the mens singles, but this time I proved that the gold medal is my true standard, he told reporters after the final.
The duo intends to add to their gold medal collection when they take part in the mens team event this Wednesday. Malaysia also secured a bronze medal in the mens doubles thanks to Tun Ameerul Luqman Al Hakim Tun Hasnul Azam and Tsen Fan Yew, who shared the medal with the Singapore pair who beat them in the semifinals.