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SINGAPORE: Pencak silat exponent Dhani Andika Razali struck gold on the final day of competition on Wednesday (Dec 17), even as Singapore fell short of matching its two-gold haul from the previous SEA Games in Cambodia.<\/span><\/p>\n Dhani, 20, beat Indonesia’s Mustakim Khoirudin 41-21 in the men’s tanding (under-45 kg category) at Impact Arena in Bangkok.<\/span><\/p>\n However, <\/span>2018 Asian Games silver medallist<\/span> Sheik Ferdous Sheik Alauddin, 29, was defeated in the final by Vietnamese opponent Nguyen Tuyen Duy 26-5 in the 85 to 90kg category as his bid for a first Games gold continues.<\/span><\/p>\n Both Dhani and Ferdous, the older brother of world champion Sheik Farhan Sheik Alauddin, outpointed their Filipino and Indonesian opponents in the semi-finals on Tuesday to reach their respective finals.<\/span><\/p>\n Singapore’s silat team ended their campaign with three other medals – silver in the men\u2019s artistic regu event and two bronze – Nurin Insyirah<\/span> in the women’s seni tunggal event and Abdul Raaziq in the men’s tanding (75 to 80 kg category).\u00a0<\/p>\n They had brought home 10 medals at the last Games.<\/p>\n