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Separate Training Does Not Hinder Eilisha-Farisya from Defending Gold
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Separate Training Does Not Hinder Eilisha-Farisya from Defending Gold

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Sarawak divers Nur Eilisha Rania Abrar Raj and Nurul Farisya Alia Affendi won gold in the women's 10m platform synchronized diving at the Selangor 2026 Malaysia Games (SUKMA).
  • The pair trained separately, with Eilisha training with the national squad and Farisya in Sarawak, managing only two or three joint training sessions in the last three months.
  • Eilisha dedicated her win, potentially her last SUKMA appearance, to her family and coaches, while Farisya dedicated hers to her late grandmother.

Sarawak's diving duo, Nur Eilisha Rania Abrar Raj and Nurul Farisya Alia Affendi, defied separate training regimes to clinch the gold medal in the women's 10m platform synchronized diving at the Selangor 2026 Malaysia Games (SUKMA).

Eilisha trained with the national squad, while Farisya remained in Sarawak. This geographical separation meant they had limited opportunities to train together, managing only two or three joint sessions in the three months leading up to the games. Despite the lack of synchronized practice, their pre-existing chemistry proved to be the key to their success in retaining the gold medal.

We train separately. I am with the national team, while Farisya trains in Sarawak. So, the time to train together is indeed limited, but thank God we still have the chemistry that was built before this.

— Nur Eilisha Rania Abrar RajEilisha discusses the challenges of training separately and their continued synchronicity.

The Sarawak pair accumulated 259.74 points to secure the victory. Perak's team, Siti Nurul Jannah Malik and Trisya Ann Voon, took silver with 216.18 points. A surprise bronze medal went to the young Pahang pair, 12-year-olds Noor Qaisara Dayana Saiful Nizam and Nur Aisy’ Innara Amir Hafiz, who earned 215.94 points in their SUKMA debut.

This gold medal is particularly meaningful for Eilisha, who considers SUKMA Selangor her final appearance in the games and sees it as a gift to her family and coaches.

— Nur Eilisha Rania Abrar RajEilisha expresses her feelings about winning gold in what might be her last SUKMA.

Eilisha expressed that the limited training time together did not hinder their understanding during the dives. "We train separately. I am with the national team, while Farisya trains in Sarawak. So, the time to train together is indeed limited, but thank God we still have the chemistry that was built before this," she said. This gold medal is particularly meaningful for Eilisha, who considers SUKMA Selangor her final appearance in the games and sees it as a gift to her family and coaches.

For Farisya, the victory holds a deep personal significance as she dedicated the gold medal to her grandmother, who passed away two years ago and whose birthday was the day before the competition. "I dedicate this gold medal to my grandmother because her birthday was yesterday. She passed away two years ago," she shared.

I dedicate this gold medal to my grandmother because her birthday was yesterday. She passed away two years ago.

— Nurul Farisya Alia AffendiFarisya explains the personal significance of her gold medal win.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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