SEA Games: Hammer throw controversy, M'sia accepts jury decision

The Malaysian contingent has accepted the jury’s final decision regarding the gold medal controversy involving national men’s hammer thrower Jackie Wong.

Wong was ‘robbed’ of the coveted medal on the first day of the 2023 SEA Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Monday.

Malaysia’s chef de mission Mohd Nasir Ali (above) said this was because Wong already received his medal and thus saw him miss the opportunity to...