9th ASEAN Para Games KL2017 – Wheelchair Basketball – Malaysia

9th ASEAN Para Games 2017 - RIMAU MaskotMALAYSIA’s ? men’s wheelchair cagers continued to dominate in the ?ASEAN ?Para Games 5-on-5 basketball competition with an 80-28 demolition of Laos at MITEC on Tuesday (Sept 19).

The host nation had targeted gold medal in this event and stayed on course against Laos by taking a 18-8 lead in the first quarter, extended it to 37-18, moved ahead 56-22 in the third quarter before closing the proceeding with a 80-28 victory.

Malaysia’s next match is against Philippines on Wednesday (Sept 20) while Laos plays Myanmar.

Meanwhile, in the 3-on-3 competition the Malaysians, who celebrated a 16-9 victory over Laos on Sunday, downed Philippines 11-6, and Laos defeated Myanmar 19-4.

The host will face off with Myanmar on Wednesday ?(20 Sept) ?and Thailand meets Philippines?.

9th ASEAN Para Games KL2017 – Wheelchair Basketball Mens – Malaysia vs Laos
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