Historic medal in Slovenia augurs well for Farah Ann's Olympic bid


Malaysia's artistic gymnastic athlete Farah Ann Abdul Hadi wells up after seen the scoreboard. The Malaysia team won gold medal in women's team event at Bishan Sports Hall in Singapore yesterday. IZZRAFIQ ALIAS / The Star. June 7, 2015.

PETALING JAYA: National artistic gymnast Farah Ann Abdul Hadi gave her Olympic aspirations a big boost when she clinched a silver medal in the FIG World Challenge Cup in Ljubjlana, Slovenia.

The 21-year-old Farah chalked up 13.100 points in the women’s uneven bars final to etch her name in the history books as Malaysia’s first medal winner in an artistic gymnastic discipline at the World Cup level.

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