KUALA LUMPUR, May 19 — World champions Chen Tang Jie and Toh Ee Wei today became the first Malaysian mixed doubles pair to win the National Sportsman and Sportswoman Awards.
The duo added the national honours to the Best Athletes titles they received at the recent Sportswriters Association Malaysia-100PLUS Awards after a stellar 2025 campaign that included world championship gold in Paris and the Australian Open title.
“I feel happy with this success, however the fight is not over. We have to focus on improving ourselves and aim to continue to make the country proud in the future,” Chen was quoted by The Star as saying during the awards ceremony here.
Chen beat wushu athlete Si Shin Peng, silat exponent Mohd Khairi Abib Azhar, bowler Rafiq Ismail and bodybuilder Abdul Aziz Ahmad for the Sportsman award.
Toh edged wushu athletes Tan Cheong Min and Pang Pui Yee, lawn bowler Emma Firyana Saroji and bowler Natasha Roslan for the Sportswoman title.
National para powerlifter Mohd Yusof Hafizi Shaharuddin won the Paralympic Sportsman award, while Carmen Lim took the Paralympic Sportswoman honour.
Each winner received RM20,000 and a trophy from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
