KUCHING, The Sarawak contingent added another gold medal to their tally in the 2024 Malaysia Games (SUKMA) petanque competition by winning the mixed doubles final today. In the final at the Sarawak State Petanque Arena, host team duo, Akhtar Shauqi Auni Mohd Dom and Nur Durratul Sahira Yazit, clinched a 13-9 win against Perak pair, Mohamad Yusman Haizad Mohamad Yusof and Nur Zafirah Zafri. The bronze medal was won by Selangor, who defeated the Federal Territories (FT) team 13-10 in the third-place playoff. Sarawak's hopes for double gold were dashed when their women's doubles team comprising Carmila Nadhirah Mohd Noor and Nurshafinaz Mohd Nor Hishyam lost 13-3 to Perak's Ain Afzan Aisyah Ezlan and Sharifah Daniamal Yana Wan Deros in the final. Meanwhile, Negeri Sembilan took home the bronze in the women's doubles after defeating Johor 13-3. In the men's doubles event, Selangor captured their first gold in petanque at SUKMA, with Mohammad Aiman Fitri Mohd Fauzi and Muhammad Idham Shahrulzahri easily over coming Perak's Muhammad Irfan Burhanuddin and Muhamad Aidil Zakri Junaidi 11-5. The bronze went to Penang, who thrashed Melaka 13-1. Source: BERNAMA News Agency