The 19-year-old Izzah has been stripped of the shared gold medal she won in the ribbon with teammate Koi Sie Yan as controversy continues to hit rhythmic gymnastics. Izzah was declared as the joint winner with Sie Yan on Dec 7 amidst protest over biased judging but a day later, the poor gymnast was relegated to the second spot with a silver. In the medal tally as of Dec 8, a statement was written that Izzah has been awarded silver instead of gold by the technical delegate. With the latest setback, Malaysia's latest medal tally has been altered from 41 to 40. It's learnt that Malaysia chef de mission Datuk Megat Zulkarnain Omardin is expected to protest to reinstate the gold medal Monday.

Source: The Star December 09, 2019 00:58 UTC