Malaysian Bowler Beats Singapore To Win Gold At The World Youth Championships

It was her final outing as a junior bowler.

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Our very own Natasha Roslan capped her final outing as a junior bowler by securing a gold medal at the World Youth Bowling Championships in Nebraska

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The annual World Youth Championships was held from 24 July to 3 August. It is bowling's most prestigious event for young athletes. The best youth bowlers in the world aged 21 and under are invited to participate in the event.

The 20-year-old Selangor native secured the top spot by defeating Singapore's Amabel Chua in the finals

Natasha poses with her gold medal.

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Before Natasha swept Chua 2-1 (190-158, 236-245, 227-187) in the finals, she overcame Japan's Mirai Ishimoto with breezy 2-0 (241-218, 248-221)

Natasha couldn't be happier to finish her last outing as a national youth bowler with a bang

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Malaysia finished third overall in the tournament, falling behind South Korea and the USA

The United States topped the standing with a haul of 6-3-4 while South Korea finished second with a score of 2-1-0.

Awesome stuff, Natasha! And a job well done to the rest of the team too!

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Just last week, 18-year-old Khairul Hafiz broke the SUKMA 100m record!

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