Asean Para Games: Thais deny Singapore gold in last two boccia matches

The scene at the BC3 mixed pair category game between Thailand and Singapore for the gold medal. PHOTO: ST SPORTSDESK/TWITTER

SINGAPORE - Thailand have swept all seven gold medals for boccia, with the last two golds coming in the final day of the Asean Para Games on Wednesday.

For the mixed pair BC4 gold-medal match, the Thai pair of Chaloemphon Tanbut and Ritthikrai Somsanuk beat Singapore's Chan Siew Gek and Lim Kay Choong 10-0.

As the event only had two teams competing, there was no silver medal for the losing team.

In the other event, the final round-robin match for BC3 mixed pair category game between Thailand and defending champions Singapore for the gold medal ended 7-3 in Thailand's favour.

The Thai duo of Tanimpat Visaratanunta and Ekkarat Chaemchoi proved too strong for Toh Sze Ning and partner Nurulsyiqah Mohammad Taha, scoring seven unanswered points in Ends 2 and 3.

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