Terbuka China: Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai singkir pilihan ketiga untuk ke separuh akhir

BEREGU profesional campuran negara, Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai, menewaskan pilihan ketiga kejohanan, Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin, dalam aksi straight set 23-21,21-16, Terbuka China di Gimnasium Xincheng, China, sebentar tadi.

Set pertama berlangsung sengit dengan kedua-dua pasukan saling berkejaran mata hingga terikat 21-21, namun kelebihan memihak kepada wakil negara yang beraksi dengan lebih kemas untuk menang 23-21.

RESULTS: #ChinaOpen2024

QF#MAS Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai def. #CHN Jiang Zhen Bang-Wei Ya Xin(3) 23-21 21-16

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Momentum itu diteruskan pasangan suami isteri dalam set kedua dengan percaturan wakil tuan rumah yang serba tidak menjadi memudahkan Soon Huat-Shevon mengambil kesempatan untuk menang 21-16 dalam tempoh 34 minit perlawanan.

Satu lagi wakil dari China, Cheng Xing-Zhang Chi, yang berada di kedudukan ke-22 dunia bakal menjadi lawan wakil negara dalam aksi separuh akhir esok. -- Stadium Astro

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.