This is awesome news everyone! Team Malaysia has just made a clean sweep of bagging three gold medals in the recent Asia Pacific Championships Kuala Lumpur 2017! #MalaysiaRepresent
The dodgeball championships which was held at the Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil from 29 September until 1 October has seen our wonderful athletes making our country proud by scooping up the gold in the final match for the Men, Women and Mixed category.
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There were a total of 10 countries in this year’s dodgeball competition but Team Malaysia managed to excel in each category and emerged the winner. Congrats, everyone!
In the finals, our three teams in the different category all faced Australia in highly competitive matches and emerged the victor. According to Team Malaysia’s Twitter account, the mixed team nabbed the first gold by winning with a score of 7-5. Meanwhile, the women’s team were up next and beat Australia with a score of 9-3. Finally, we got our last gold when the men’s team scored 10-4. So proud of them!
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These wins are especially significant for us because the winners in each category will be qualified to enter the 2018 World Cup in New York, at the world renowned Madison Square Garden.
Yes, this means that Team Malaysia will be competing in New York next year in a highly prestigious dodgeball competition y’all. While dodgeball may not have been highly popular a few years back, thanks to our hardworking athletes who have brought us international fame, this game is slowly but surely gaining recognition in Malaysia.
Watch their joy here:
Congratulations again to our fine dodgeball athletes! Good luck in the 2018 World Cup and make us all proud again! #TeamMalaysia
Also read: Malaysian Dodgeball Team Shocked the World by Epically Winning World Cup Semi Finals
