They roll with the punches


One for the album: (from left) Mohd Nur Aiman Khairuddin, Mohd Hariz Adlan Azman, Rafiq Ismail, Sharon Koh, Sin Li Jane and Nerosha Keligit posing with their trophies at the national championships at the Sunway Mega Lanes.

PETALING JAYA: Hardships have certainly made Sharon Koh and Rafiq Ismail stronger.

One was grieving the death of a grandmother while the other competed without much practice as he had to care for his ill father – but both stood tall yesterday to become the deserving women and men’s national champions at the Sunway Mega Lanes yesterday.

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