Unwavering faith of coach helps Rafiq strike gold


  • Bowling
  • Tuesday, 28 Aug 2018

Enduring presence: Rafiq Ismail paid tribute to coach Holloway Cheah, who was down with food poisoning, but stayed to watch Rafiq win the Masters gold medal on Monday.

BOWLER Rafiq Ismail paid tribute to national coach Holloway Cheah for his role in his Asian Games success.

Holloway was down with food poisoning but the 76-year-old overcame his discomfort to watch Rafiq come from behind to beat defending champion Park Jong-woo of South Korea for the men’s Masters gold medal on Monday.

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