Grace Wong smashes national hammer throw record to win gold at Malaysian Open


PETALING JAYA: National hammer thrower Grace Wong struck gold in style at the Malaysian Open in Perlis after smashing her own national record on Saturday (Aug 30).

The 25-year-old threw a distance of 63.53m during her second attempt at the Tuanku Syed Putra Stadium in Kangar, surpassing her previous mark of 62.48m set at the 2021 Malaysian Open in Bukit Jalil.

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