Jonah’s whale of a throw, but he’s not smiling


Giving his all: Jonah Chang Rigan in action during the shot putt final. — MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

BANGKOK: National shot putter Jonah Chang Rigan won the SEA Games gold in record fashion - and was still down in the dumps.

He had missed out on what he had desperately wanted, a 19m throw.

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