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Ambak, Praveen, and the Ratnasingham siblings Sharmini and Neelan Jonathan again won gold. Sharmini was the darling of the show jumping, winning a second individual gold following her 2015 triumph in Singapore. In dressage, Qabil, Edric Lee, Quek Sue Yian and Quzandria took team gold, and Quzandria won the individual dressage gold, completing a clean sweep of equestrian medals for Malaysia.
Malaysia has also done well at Asian level. Qabil and Quzandria took silver and bronze dressage medals at the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games. Qabil again had an individual silver in dressage at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.
On the world stage, Malaysia’s team of Young
Riders & Juniors at the
FEI Endurance World Championship finished a very creditable 5th in Italy in 2019. Our young riders improved on this with a silver medal finish at the 2021 FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Riders & Juniors at Ermelo, Netherlands.
Qabil almost became
the first Malaysian to ride at the Olympic Games. Based in Denmark, Qabil rode 12 international horse shows across Western and Eastern Europe to qualify for 2020 Tokyo games but was derailed by Covid-19 disruptions to event schedules as the Olympics were postponed a year.
The Covid-19 pandemic made the past two
seasons very challenging for equestrian sports worldwide. EAM pioneered
Dressage medals have been the most prolific at SEA and Asian Games for Malaysia. Brother and sister team Qabil Ambak and Quzandria Nur have led the charge. Qabil is firmly focused on qualifying for the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France.
a protocol for digitalized horse shows. To enable riders to compete without leaving their home clubs, cameras are set up so
that dressage is judged remotely. A strong protocol for course designing is used to ensure fairness in jumping identical show jumping courses, with judging also done remotely.
Malaysia always surprises you with what it can do. Our riders are preparing for another Asian Games assault at Hangzhou
in 2022. Qabil’s Tokyo disappointment behind him, he has trained his sights on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
An Olympic medal one day would be a dream- come-true. As President of the EAM, it is a golden dream I am privileged to work towards.
The 2006 FEI World Cup Jumping Final at Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur. This was the first time the event was held outside Western Europe or North America. It became the most televised equestrian event ever and was ranked by the FEI as the best Final ever.