SEA Games: Nauraj soars to third consecutive high jump gold

KUALA LUMPUR: Nauraj Singh Randhawa (pic) clinched his third consecutive gold in the men's high jump event.

Nauraj and teammate Lee Hup Wei both cleared 2.24m. However on count back Nauraj was awarded the gold and Hup Wei the silver.

The duo equalled the Sea Games record of 2.24m set by Malaysian Loo Kum Zee in the 1995 Chiangmai Sea Games.

Nauraj went into the games as the two-time defending champion, having won in Myanmar in 2013 and Singapore in 2015.

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