Paris Olympics medal winners Aaron-Wooi Yik, Lee are frontrunners for national award

Paris Olympics medal winners Aaron-Wooi Yik, Lee are frontrunners for national award

PETALING JAYA: The National Sportsman of the Year award is set to be a close contest between the country's top shuttlers Lee Zii Jia and Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik for their success at last year's Olympic Games. Read full story

Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik Win Malaysia Sportsman of the Year

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s top men’s doubles shuttlers Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik were crowned Malaysia’s National Sportsman of the Year at the 2024 National Sports Awards (ASN), solidifying their status as icons of Malaysian badminton on the global stage. This marks the second time the 2022 world champions have received the prestigious honor. They edged out other elite athletes including Lee Zii Jia (badminton), Mohamad Aniq Kasdan (weightlifti…

Aaron-Wooi Yik named 2024 National Sportsmen

This is the second time the 2022 world champions have won the honour.

Despite the fact that the Greco-Roman wrestler won a silver medal, there is a powerful legal reason why the Skeet shooter did not win it on this occasion. 2024 was the year of the Chilean sport. This, following the gigantic performances of Francisca Crovetto and Yasmani Acosta who won gold and silver medals, respectively, at the Paris Olympics, which gave them national recognition. While the Skeet shooter was the first woman in our country to ge…