The national karate team delivered an impressive showing at the 12th Southeast Asian Karate Championships, which wrapped up yesterday in Bandar Seri Begawan. Demonstrating skill, determination, and teamwork, the squad brought home four gold medals, marking a strong finish for Malaysia on the regional stage.
The gold medal victories were earned by C. Shamalarani in the women’s senior kumite under 50kg category, K.S. Thevendran Kaliana Sundram in the men’s senior kumite under 55kg, Sureeya Shankar Hari Shankar in the men’s senior kumite under 60kg, Shiv Ram Prakash in the junior kumite male under 76kg category, the men’s senior team in the kumite event, as well as the cadet and junior male kata team, who clinched gold in their category.
Below Is the Complete List of Winners:
Gold Medals
C. Shamalarani – Women’s Senior Kumite Under 50kg
K.S. Thevendran Kaliana Sundram – Men’s Senior Kumite Under 55kg
Sureeya Shankar Hari Shankar – Men’s Senior Kumite Under 60kg
Shiv Ram Prakash – Junior Kumite Male Under 76kg
Men’s Senior Team – Kumite Event
Cadet and Junior Male Team – Kata Event
Silver Medals
In addition to the gold medal haul, Malaysia also captured five silver medals at the championship.
Lalitaanjali Ravindran – Cadet Kumite Female -54kg
Adlin Vince bin Viceroy – Cadet Kata Male
Nurul Asyiqin binti Mohd Hasrul – Junior Kumite Female -59kg
Jonathan Quek Jian Liang – Junior Kumite Male -68kg
Bronze Medals
Diya Khalish binti Kasryanto – Cadet Kumite Female -61kg
Tan Yin Yao – Cadet Kumite Male -70kg
Jahari Nurul Afiqatul Khairiyah – Junior Kumite Female -66kg
Kavin Muralitharan – Junior Kumite Male -55kg
Nur Aneesa Aira binti Mohamad Affendi – Junior Kata Female
Robert Adeola Fay – Senior Kumite Female -55kg
Dagul McRoyce Donovan – Senior Kumite Male -75kg
Luqman Syah – Senior Kata Male
Senior Male Team Kata
Robert Adeola Fay – U21 Kumite Female -55kg
Mirza Athirah Sahira binti Mohd Faizal – U21 Kumite Female -68kg
Amirah Syuhada binti Faizal Mirza – U21 Kumite Female +68kg
Muhammad Nazri Danesh Asyrraf – U21 Kumite Male -60kg
Bagawathi Muniyandy – U21 Kumite Male -84kg
Henry Mohamad Haznil – U21 Kata Male
Acting national karate head coach R. Shamendran expressed his satisfaction with the team’s performance at the championship.
“We didn’t set any specific targets for this tournament because we wanted to avoid putting unnecessary pressure on the athletes. Overall, I would say their performance was decent, though I do believe they have the potential to achieve even more,” he told Bernama today.
With a total of four gold and three bronze medals, the Malaysian karate team has once again demonstrated its growing strength and competitiveness on the regional stage. While there is always room for improvement, the results from the 12th Southeast Asian Karate Championships reflect the team’s hard work and dedication. As preparations continue for future international events, this performance provides a solid foundation and motivation to aim even higher.
Source: Sport Data World Karate Federation, Bernama
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