AUG 2024: Kem olahraga capai sasaran 10 pingat emas

MALANG (Indonesia): Kem olahraga terus menyinar dengan menambah empat pingat emas di hari kesembilan Sukan Universiti ASEAN (AUG) 2024 semalam.

Pada aksi yang berlangsung di Lapangan Atletik Universitas Negeri Surabaya (UNESA) menyaksikan Muhammad Azeem Mohd Fahmi sekali lagi cemerlang mengungguli acara 200 meter (m) dengan catatan masa 21.15 saat (s) meninggalkan pelari tuan rumah Muhamad Ramdan Fitadi (21.43s) dan pencabar Thailand Ruamchok Semathong (21.80s).

Kecemerlangan itu diteruskan atlet tukul besi Sadat Marzuki Ajisan yang menyambar pingat emas selepas melakukan balingan sejauh 59.18 m menewaskan pencabar tuan rumah Putera Rafika 47.48 m dan atlet Filipina John Laur Ballelos 45.75 m.

Acara 800 m lelaki turut membutirkan satu pingat emas menerusi Wan Muhamad Fazri Wan Zahri yang menamatkan larian dengan catatan masa 1:51.28 s di hadapan pelari Filipina David Paul Matibag (1:52.25 s) dan atlet Timor Leste Manuel Belo Amaral (1:53.51 s).

Emas keempat olahraga muncul menerusi acara lompat tinggi lelaki selepas Muhammad Aiman Syazwan Abdullah melakukan catatan 2.10 m menewaskan rakan senegara Farrel Felix Jurus (2.05 m) yang meraih perak dan atlet tuan rumah Rafael memperoleh gangsa (2.05 m).

Dengan empat pingat emas ini, skuad olahraga mencapai sasaran 10 pingat emas selepas mengumpul empat pingat emas semalam dan dua pada Selasa.

-- BERNAMA

Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Costing The Silent Threat of Obesity

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

From the common NCDs, obesity is one of THE most significant health threats, with nearly 20% of the Malaysian population currently classified as obese.

Additionally, more than half of all adults (54%) are overweight or obese. According to the World Obesity Atlas, this figure could rise to 41% in Malaysia by 2035, if preventive action is not taken.

Niaga Spotlight focuses on immediate strategies to address this growing silent threat of Obesity, which also burdens the national healthcare system as well as national productivity levels with significant impacts and costs.