Malaysia’s First Esports Gold At The Asian Games Came From A Sim Racing Driver

Malaysian athletes did the country proud after bringing home two first gold medals and four bronze medals thus far from the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games.

Adeola Fay Robert won gold in the Women’s Karate Kumite Under-55kg, beating Iran’s Fatemeh Zahra Saeidabadi 6-4.

Malaysian racing sim driver Taj Izrin Aiman Taj Madira also won the country’s first esports gold today, topping the Gran Turismo 7 event at the Aichi Sky Expo with 36 points.

Four Bronze Medals Down, More Events on the Card Tomorrow Malaysia’s earlier Asian Games esports medals came from Hangzhou 2022, where the country claimed a silver in Arena of Valor and a bronze in Dota 2.

Tan Cheong Min won bronze in the Women’s Wushu (Nanquan and Nandao) event, scoring 19.389 points in the combined event.