HANGZHOU: More than a decade after his last Asian Games medal, two-time Games champion Justin Liu clinched a silver in the mixed Nacra 17 event at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Tuesday (Sep 26). And this was a finish to savour, for it was one the sailor earned by pairing up with his wife Denise Lim.
HANGZHOU: More than a decade after his last Asian Games medal, two-time Games champion Justin Liu clinched a silver in the mixed Nacra 17 event at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Tuesday .
"Asian Games brings about a different kind of pressure, with a small fleet, and the form book goes out the window. And every day she's been like: 'Let's keep fighting' ... It was inspiring me this whole time." There was also another silver and two bronzes for Singapore, courtesy of Isaac Goh , Keira Carlyle and the duo of Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low .Goh, a gold medallist at the Southeast Asian Games earlier this year, finished second after eleven races. The event was won by Thailand’s Weka Bhanubandh while Malaysia’s Muhammad Asnawi Iqbal Adam took bronze."My performance at this regatta has been pretty good, I feel like I've been competing at a high level," Goh added.
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