Nauraj soars high with national record and ticket to Olympics (updated)

PETALING JAYA: A three-month training stint in Australia has paid off handsomely for national high jumper Nauraj Singh Randhawa.

The athlete from Johor, who went to Australia in January, broke the national record to emerge victorious in the Singapore Open Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Thursday – and qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in August.

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Athletics , Nauraj Singh Randhawa , Olympic Games

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