Syafiqa Haidar Afif Abdul Rahman

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Syafiqa Haidar Afif Abdul Rahman
Personal information
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 30)
Malaysia
Sport
SportLawn bowls
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking22 (August 2024)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham triples
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Philippines fours
Asian Lawn Bowls Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Kuala Lumpur triples
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Pattaya fours

Syafiqa Haidar Afif Abdul Rahman (born 24 January 1994) is a Malaysian international lawn bowler. She is a Southeast Asian Games gold medalist and has represented Malaysia at the Commonwealth Games winning a silver medal. [1]

Biography

She has won the gold medal at the Lawn bowls at the Southeast Asian Games, in 2019 in the fours event. [2]

In 2022, she was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she competed in the men's pairs triples and the women's fours event. [1] [3] In the triples, the team of Abdul Rahman, Nur Ain Nabilah Tarmizi and Azlina Arshad secured a silver medal but lost the final to England. [4] Also in 2023, she won the triples gold medals at the 14th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship in Kuala Lumpur. [5]

In 2023, she was selected by the Malaysian national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship. [6] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events. [7] [8] The Malaysian team ranked seventh in the world at the start of the tournament, were given the target of reaching the semi finals. [9]

Rahman won the gold medal in the fours at the 15th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship, held in Pattaya, Thailand, during March 2024. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. "Perfect roll as Malaysian lawn bowlers sweep 3 gold". The Malaysian Reserve. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. "Malaysia in women's triples final". New Straits Times. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. "Commonwealth Games: England beat Malaysia to win women's triple lawn bowls gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. "M'sia stamp dominance in Asian lawn bowls". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  6. "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  7. "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  8. "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  9. "Malaysian lawn bowlers get semi-final target in Gold Coast tourneys". The Vibes. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  10. "Malaysia again emerge overall champions at Asian Lawn Bowls tournament". The Sun Malaysia. Retrieved 21 March 2024.