Rachel-Aifa win bronze, Eain Yow-Ivan finish empty-handed

Rachel-Aifa win bronze, Eain Yow-Ivan finish empty-handed

Rachel Arnold and Aifa Azman defeated their teammates 11-3, 11-9 in the women’s doubles squash today.

Bronze medal winners Rachel Arnold (second from right) and Aifa Azman (far right) with the gold and silver women’s squash doubles medallists. (AP pic)
BIRMINGHAM:
Malaysia ended their squash campaign on the final day of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games with a bronze medal, courtesy of Rachel Arnold-Aifa Azman in the women’s doubles here today.

Rachel and Aifa defeated teammates Noor Ainaa Amani Ampandi-Chan Yiwen 11-3, 11-9 in the third-placing match at the University of Birmingham Squash and Hockey Centre.

New Zealand’s Joelle King-Amanda Landers-Murphy clinched gold after edging England’s Sarah-Jane Perry-Alison Waters 11-8, 11-8.

Malaysia’s Ng Eain Yow-Ivan Yuen failed to get on the podium after going down 10-11, 6-11 to Scotland’s Greg Lobban-Rory Stewart in the men’s doubles bronze medal match.

England made it a 1-2 finish when James Willstrop-Declan James outlasted Adrian Waller-Daryl Selby 11-3, 7-11, 11-9 in the men’s doubles final.

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