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Gold for Jin Wei !

Nov 19, 2018

National shuttler Goh Jin Wei has clinched her second BWF World Junior Badminton Championships title.

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This, after she took out Denmark' Line Christophersen in straight sets in the final of the girl's singles event.
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The Olympic Council of Malaysia is working on stricter selection criteria for category B athletes for next year’s SEA Games in Manila.

This, following their poor performance at this year's Asian Games in Indonesia.

The new selection SOP is expected to be announced early next year.

Category B athletes are not fully sponsored by the OCM for sporting events, but will have their expenses reimbursed if they secure a medal.

-Bernama-
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England came from behind to beat Croatia 2-1 at Wembley, to top their group in the UEFA Nations League.

In other selected results: Switzerland beat world cup semifinalists Belgium 5-2, while Austria edged Northern Ireland 2-1.
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And, Andrea Dovizioso has won the season ending Valencia MotoGP, ahead of Alex Rins and Pol Espargaro.

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Meanwhile, Malaysian rider Hafizh Syahrin came in 10th, in a race where 13 other riders failed to finish due to the wet conditions.