No sweat! Jun Hoong can handle three Olympic events


Cheong Jun Hoong of Malaysia competes in the women's 3m springboard semifinal during the 2016 FINA Diving World Cup at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Centre in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, February 23, 2016. The 2016 FINA Diving World Cup is a test event for Rio 2016 Olympic Games. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes

KUALA LUMPUR: Diver Cheong Jun Hoong will be the only Malaysian athlete competing in three events at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, but head coach Yang Zhuliang is confident she will be up to the task.

In fact, Zhuliang is confident that Jun Hoong and her partner Pandelela Rinong can win the country’s first Olympic medal in synchronised diving.

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