Ankle injury forces Grace out of Games


PETALING JAYA: Hammer thrower Grace Wong (pic) was forced to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games due to an ankle injury.

Malaysia Athletics secretary-general Nurhayati Karim confirmed that the Sarawakian pulled out at the last minute after deciding that it would be too risky to compete.

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