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Diver Jun Hoong reunited with former coach Zhuliang in China
PETALING JAYA: Yang Zhuliang made a promise to produce an Olympic champion when he returned to Malaysia for a second coaching stint in 2009.
Jun Hoong in danger of missing Olympic boat to Tokyo
KUALA LUMPUR: Cheong Jun Hoong is not one to shun a challenge. As an unfancied diver, she pulled off a stunning performance at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships to become Malaysia’s first diving world champion, beating top Chinese divers in Budapest, Hungary.
On highest platform
PETALING JAYA: The season is over for Olympic-bound divers Pandelela Rinong, Leong Mun Yee and Wendy Ng Yan Yee. For the trio who are now training in China, it is all about training for the biggie in Tokyo from July 24-Aug 9.
Game of numbers
PETALING JAYA: There were 32 Malaysian athletes at the last Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 but in Tokyo next year, the number could dwindle to just over two dozen.
We’re worth the funding
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s former squash queen Datuk Nicol David has given the thumbs-up to the government for their commitment to help women in sports in their fight for equality.
Hats off to women
KUALA LUMPUR: Good news for the sports fraternity as the government has allocated a whopping RM533mil in the Budget 2020 and the icing on the cake is that women athletes have finally been given due recognition for their contribution.
Divers Enrique and Eilisha make a splash at Pacific Junior meet
PETALING JAYA: Enrique Maccartney and Eilisha Rania are the latest young diving stars from Sarawak to bring glory for Malaysia when they pulled off a splashing show at the Pacific Junior Diving Championships in Wellington, New Zealand.
Pride of country captured on film
NATIONAL carrier Malaysia Airlines has released a video in celebration of Malaysia Day, which features Pandelela Rinong as well as the airline’s ambassadors — national diver Nur Dhabitah Sabri, paraglider Nadiah Wafa, Team Harimau Malaya and para-athletes under the wing of Team MAS.
Two-in-one thrill
KUALA LUMPUR: The smile is back on diver Nur Dhabitah Sabri’s face.