Jackie and Grace break national records in S. Korea


Shattering throw: Jackie Wong Siew Cheer posing with the board showing his winning mark in the men’s hammer throw at the Jeollanam-do Track and Field Athletics Championships in South Korea yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR: Jackie Wong Siew Cheer and Grace Wong Xiu Mei have laid down an early marker for this year’s KL SEA Games.

Both the Sarawak hammer throwers broke the men and women’s national records in the Jeollanam-do Track and Field Athletics Championships in Jeolla City, South Korea, yesterday.

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