Never too late to fight for gold


Khong performing a ‘poomsae’ routine with focus and precision during a taekwondo demonstration in Sandakan.

JUST last year, 80-year-old Lily Khong Chow Fah was a bored grandmother waiting on the sidelines for her granddaughters to finish their taekwondo class.

Today, Khong is a taekwondo gold medallist with four championship wins under her belt – proof that it’s never too late to kickstart something new.

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