Jun Hoong: I wouldn’t be where I am without Zhuliang


PETALING JAYA: It will be a bittersweet year for world champion diver Cheong Jun Hoong.

After claiming a historic first for Malaysia by winning the women’s 10m platform gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in July, Jun Hoong never expected a bombshell to hit the Malaysian divers five months later.

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