From shoo-in to torn shoe – Hup Wei can’t jump for gold

“If I had continued with the torn shoe, I would have surely injured myself. I didn’t want that to happen, hence the pullout.”Lee Hup Wei

PETALING JAYA: Lee Hup Wei was considered a shoo-in for the high jump event at the Malaysian Athletics Grand Prix. But in an embarrassing misstep, one of his shoes cost him the gold medal yesterday.

Hup Wei could not continue his jump after his left shoe’s top surface tore after his 2.05m jump.