Asiad: Golden horseman Qabil’s gamble of sticking to his faithful horse pays off

The Star

Malaysia’s rider Qabil Ambak took a gamble to stick to his faithful horse Rosenstolz instead of the younger horse Napoli for the Asian Games in Hangzhou. It paid off after he won the individual dressage event to deliver the first gold medal for Malaysia in equestrian in the Games.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:22 Yes, this has been a long wait for me.

00:25 It has been 25 years trying to get the gold.

00:28 And finally today, I achieved it and it means a lot.

00:32 For me especially, this time my whole family is here.

00:38 My kids, this is the first stage, the Asian Games, they are all here to support me.

00:42 Were you personally expecting the gold, Fabel?

00:45 Well, I wasn't expecting any medal in the beginning

00:50 because I had a new horse that I was supposed to bring.

00:53 So, just trying to do my best.

00:55 But then, in the end, I felt that my long-time partner was a better choice.

01:01 And that's when I felt that, okay, there is a chance.

01:05 And that's when I drove all out to try and win the medals.

01:09 Beating the 2018 champion beside you, what would be...

01:13 [Laughter]

01:16 No, it was... I mean, I'm happy for her for the last Asian Games.

01:19 She did very well and even to the Asian Games.

01:22 It's good to see long-time friends that are still in the sport.

01:26 Something that is good for the sport.

01:30 And we are happy that anybody won a medal.

01:33 We are always happy to see that.

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