Rebut 4 Emas, Pencak Silat Raih Juara Umum

INDONESIA UPDATED. Cabang olahraga pencak silat meraih juara umum dengan torehan lima medali emas. Emas terakhir disumbang Mohamad Adnan di nomor tanding 55-60 kilogram yang digelar di Zayar Thiri Indoor Stadium, Ahad siang, 15 Desember 2013.
"Saya senang sekali karena ini emas di SEA Games pertama saya," kata Adnan setelah bertanding. "Saya persembahkan emas ini untuk ibu, yang wajahnya selalu saya bayangkan saat bertanding."
Adnan mengalahkan pesilat Myanmar, Ye Kyaw Thu, dengan skor 4-1. Torehan emas dari Adnan ini menggenapi perolehan emas dari cabang pencak silat menjadi empat emas.

Nerlyn Huinda Advance to Pencak Silat Semi in SEA Games

PHILIPPINESS UPDATED. Veteran international silat fighter Nerlyn Huinda overpowered her rival today and advance to the semifinal round of the women’s 60 kg pencak silat event at the 27th Southeast Asian Games in Zayar Theri Indoor Stadium C, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
 
Huinda, who won the Bronze medal in the same category last 2011 SEA Games in Indonesia, beat Siti Shazareena Hanifa of Brunei, 5-0 this afternoon. She is now assured of a replicating her previous SEA Games performance.

Pencak Silat Gets Serious in SEA Games

It was a ceremonious start to Day 1 of pencak silat on December 9 at Zeyarthiri Indoor Stadium (C), as all participating athletes lined up for the recitation of the Athlete’s Oath, followed by the Referee’s Oath.

After a welcome speech by U Aung Zaw Naing, president of the Myanmar Thaing Federation, Teddy Suratmadji, secretary of the International Pencak Silat Federation, explained the rules to all participants. The competition was then declared open when chairman of the 27th SEA Games Organizing Committee, U Tint Hsan, struck the gong.

Siti Rahmah Sole Pencak Silat Athlete From Terengganu For SEA Games

MALAYSIA UPDATED. Pencak Silat athlete from Terengganu Siti Rahmah Mohd Nasir has been picked to represent the country at the SEA Games in Myanmar next month.

Terengganu Silat Association (PSSNT) secretary, Rani Mustaffa said Siti Rahmah was the gold medal winner in the Class E Puteri silat event in Hanoi, 2 years ago.

"The coming SEA games championship is her third," he told Bernama, Wednesday.

Atlet Silat Siap Pertahankan Gelar Juara Umum di SEA Games

INDONESIA UPDATED. Pelatih silat nasional, Indro Catur, mengatakan, faktor mental akan jadi penentu seleksi akhir pesilat yang akan berlaga di SEA Games 2013 di Myanmar, Desember mendatang.

Sebanyak 15 pesilat yang kini berada di pelatnas merupakan hasil seleksi dari berbagai kejuaraan yang diikuti pada bulan-bulan sebelumnya, di antaranya Kejuaraan Dunia Silat di Chiang Mai, Thailand, pada 17-28 November 2012, ASEAN University Games di Laos pada 12-20 Desember 2012, serta Belgia Open di Schoten pada 4-5 Mei 2013.