Lecturer set for record ski-sail bid in the South Pole


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 18 Nov 2004

SEPANG: Universiti Teknologi Mara sports lecturer Datin Paduka Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir has left for Santiago, Chile, in her bid to become the first Malaysian and first Asian woman to ski-sail from the South Pole to Hercules Inlet on the western edge of Antarctica. 

The 39-year-old will make a courtesy call on Chilean President Ricardo Lagos on Saturday and then receive a time capsule from Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is in Santiago for the Apec 2004 Summit.The two leaders will then flag her off on her expedition. 

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