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Hit: Call to buck up bears fruit

A worried Malaysia told its athletes "to buck up and beat Singapore…for Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad".

Malaysia, which had set a target of eight gold medals for the Busan Games, went home with only six, but it did manage to finish a gold ahead of Singapore.

Left: Malaysian Ho Ro Bin's gongfu moves at the men's nanquan three events combined final gives Malaysia its 6th gold, putting it one gold ahead of Singapore. Picture source: AFP

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